Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million PCs to landfills: Report
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Microsoft Corp's plan to end support for the Windows 10 operating system could result in about 240 million personal computers (PCs) being disposed of, potentially adding to landfill waste, Canalys Research said. The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kg, equivalent to 320,
    • NoRodent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      2 years ago

      I have a perfectly functioning PC (that will very likely be still perfectly usable by 2025) that cannot be upgraded to Win 11 because MS has for some strange reason put quite harsh but completely artificial hardware requirements on W11 that only CPUs manufactured in the last 3-4 years meet. And before you say “You can switch to Linux”, no I can’t. Not with the software I use for work. And then there’s gaming of course…

      (Now, I bought a new PC recently, so I’m fine for the foreseeable future but not everyone can either afford it or simply feels the need to upgrade their computer)

      • DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Well, a lot of them that officially “can’t” actually can, but it’s a much bigger PITA than if the machine has the “required” specs.

      • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
        22·
        2 years ago

        CAN’T be upgraded

        *to windows 11.

        There’s lots of OSs out there. Plenty will just keep using win 10, others will move to various flavors of linux, and others still will continue to stick with win 7/XP as they always have. (yes, I know people still actively using XP)

        Windows 10 no longer receiving updates doesn’t make those computer’s cease to function. Hell some even consider the lack of updates a great new feature.

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    2 years ago

    Microsoft has already announced it will offer extended security updates for Windows 10 to 2028.

    • Vqhm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      ESU is a paid service for enterprise. They didn’t even offer ESU for windows 7 home at all for any price.

      Windows 7 pro ESU per device cost $50 for 1 year, $100 for the next year, $200 for the final year.

      Windows 7 enterprise was per device 1 year $25, second year $50, and 3rd year $100.

      Micro$oft is not going to give win10 ESU away for free and they probably won’t supported home edition.

      You can however bypass the win11 hardware checks to upgrade unsupported devices.

  • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    Consumers will just keep going. But businesses that actually care about security? Yeah it might be a lot. I wonder if they will just toss them or if they’ll actually donate them.