• Zron@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Why is MS targeting specific hardware when windows has historically been a general purpose OS?

    I’m switching my machine to Linux this weekend, even if my chip is supported, who’s to say it will stay supported for the next couple of years.

    • AProfessional@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Only targeting new hardware is just a win-win-win for them.

      Hardware partners love it, planned obsolescence is just new sales. Legal departments love it, constantly worse DRM. The development teams like it, less support burden. Marketing loves AI being a core feature.

      They have no competition. There is no downside for them.

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      6 months ago

      We’re actually shifting our entire workplace. Fuck this shit - both from a hassle viewpoint and content security requirements