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On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:08:14 -0400, Paul wrote:

> By Jack Wallen
> 
> "They can purchase a new computer, one with enough oomph to run Windows
> 11 (an expensive proposition in an unstable economy)."
> 
> This isn't true.

It is true if you include the writeoff of existing hardware which is still 
fully functional, but cannot run Windows 11.

That’s the problem: Microsoft is forcing users to incur extra costs, just 
to boost its own bottom line.