As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    OK, half of them were trash, anyway. But the other half can still be a good Linux box. Wipe them, install Linux, and give it to schools so children can learn that there is something better than Windows.

    • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Half? Bet that number is higher. Linux can run on a potato if you find the right distro.

      • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        1 year ago

        While you can run Linux on a potatoe, we would not making new friends that way. I have tried to use a RPi2b as a machine with GUI and browser, but I would not recommend this as an example for a Linux system for the uninitiated.