Forced E-Waste PCs and the Case of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform
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Summary
Windows 11 ‘Hard’ Requirements and What They Really Mean: It’s long been the case that the most demanding bits of software on a PC are the applications, not the OS, so is it really necessary to prevent customers from running an OS on hardware it ‘could’ run on, just to make that statement true?
What is the real Warnings About Windows 11 EOL and What It Means for Users: There’s an effort to make the case that users should stick with Windows 10 as long as possible, and push back against Microsoft’s tendency to make consumer operating systems into platforms for pushing subscriptions and focusing your computing experience around Microsoft’s cloud services.
The real issue is whether Win11 is really an improvement over Win10, or if it’s just a ‘me too’ OS with gestures and voice commands, and a touch-friendly UI that is more complicated to use than the usual keyboard/mouse combo.
The future of personal computing: Is Win11 the final step in making a PC into a locked-down console, or can it be made to run on older hardware while still being more secure than Win7 or Win10? Photos are courtesy of Hackaday.com.
