• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    So Microsoft wants to force everyone to ditch their perfectly good machines so they can make more money off of selling OEM licenses.

    I’m just waiting for Europe to sue their greedy asses for planned obsolescence.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        Like what? I’m still using my 2011 MacBook Pro, and my phone is about six years old.

        I can’t update my 2011 MBP to the latest version of OSX, but it still works fantastically for everyday stuff. Phone can update to the next version of iOS.

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          3 months ago

          can’t update

          Yeah, that’s the problem, if your hardware can run the latest software, it should be able to update to the latest software

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            3 months ago

            It’s THIRTEEN YEARS OLD! It still functions! If it stops functioning, I can put Linux on it!

            It’s a first-gen Core i7… I don’t think the hardware would support the latest version that well, if at al.

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                3 months ago

                not even a browser

                Try Firefox maybe? Safari and Firefox work perfectly on my 13 year old MacBook… I don’t know what’s wrong with your machine.

                Edit: you can’t put Windows 11 on a 13 year old machine, that’s a straight-up lie. Mind you, not because the hardware is broken or unsupported, but because Microsoft simply refuses to allow it.

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                    3 months ago

                    Why don’t your browsers work? Mine do.

                    Also I’m still getting security updates.

                    Edit: I don’t know why I’m entertaining you? The equivalent of the latest OSX is Windows 11 and you’re saying other shit?

                    I get the APPLE BAD shit but that’s so disingenuous.

                    I don’t think you’ve ever used Apple shit

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        3 months ago

        Yeah as much as this sucks I honestly hope that Microsoft will actually take advantage of this and start moving legacy support into more specialized options.

        A lot of the reason windows is so janky at times is because of the insane obsession they have with backwards compatibility.

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          3 months ago

          Lol, worst take I have ever heard.

          1. Windows has no purpose these days outside backwards compatibility.

          2. Windows primarily sucks because of ads and forced updates, not jank.

          3. Microsoft exclusively deals in antiquated spaghetti code, removing backwards compatibility won’t change that.

          4. Microsoft has no interest in improving users experience they have invested entirely in squeezing in micro transactions not exactly a user first design philosophy.

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          3 months ago

          False.

          I work for Microsoft and I can assure you that any effort I make to increase code quality or reduce jank (or pretty much anything other than shoving more AI in our products) will not positively impact my bonus next year.

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            3 months ago

            Are you working on Windows or another product? Also do you know why MS expects ROI for new Windows features ie. Amazon Appstore? Since Windows is a paid product (at least for OEMs) I would expect license income to sustain feature development.