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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in
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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:23:42 -0000 (UTC)
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CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-02-16 2:18 p.m., Johnny LaRue wrote:
>> On Feb 16, 2025 at 8:53:44 AM EST, "CrudeSausage" <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2025-02-16 6:04 a.m., Joel wrote:
>>>> https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-removes-windows-11-24h2-official-support-on-8th-9th-10th-gen-intel-cpus/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> So, I can still boot Win11 on my box, because it's grandfathered in,
>>>> from 2021.  OK.  Great.  Nah, I'll stick with Linux, thanks.
>>> 
>>> That is honestly very interesting. It's looking like Microsoft is
>>> borrowing Apple's approach to support.
>> 
>> Good. It's about damn time.  Very hard to move forward when you are still
>> supporting ancient hardware (and software).
>> 
>> And let's face it.  To have any future at all, Windows desperately needs to
>> move forward.
> 
> Have you ever considered that an operating system could offer layers of 
> functionality? For example, a 286 could run Windows 3.0, but if you 
> wanted the enhanced features, you needed a 386. Why can't it be that way 
> with Windows again?

Because judging the tech market by 30 year old standards is daft. Windows
11 has nothing in common with Windows 3.0.