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Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Most people who are fed up with Microsofts crap simply don't buy a new computer anymore. They just do everything on an iPad (maybe pro) or similar without Windows. Gamers switch over to consoles, with Nintendo and Steam deck being preferred. Those things may run Linux like the Steam deck or another non Windows OS, but the user won't notice or care since they don't interact with it.

The time of the desktop and to a lesser extent the laptop has come and gone. It's only for enthusiasts and people at work. At work people probably just use the same couple of apps or even just a browser with a webapp and never really interact with the OS. If it's even a full computer and not a thin client connecting to a virtual desktop environment. People don't know or care about OSes. Maybe they'll bitch about Windows at times, but they bitch about a lot of things at work and they have no influence over any of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I think your right about waning support for desktop for general use, as in the "home" computer but saying gamers will switch to Nintendo or Steam Deck, not a chance in my opinion..the whole reason people game on PC is a varied story, for me personally I wanted to experience the best graphics at the time, what made me stick around is the realization that I can play any game I want from any console in history with any controller I want, I dont have to pay for internet, I don't have to worry about backwards compatiilty and I'm free to shop around for amazing deals on games.

Your right about the average family home not buying in but your wrong about "gamers" or more accurately any tech person just switching or dropping windows