Microsoft has a serious problem on its hands, thanks to competition from ... itself?
  • InnerScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 hours ago

    I’m just waiting for the EOL of window 10 to see which of the following will happen:

    1. Many PCs will stop getting updates, people don’t care
    2. Many PCs will be replaced for windows 11
    3. Turns out people already have replaced their PCs due to other reasons
    4. Microsoft removes the hardware requirements
    5. People switch to another OS
    6. People just don’t buy a home PC anymore
    7. ???
    8. Profit???
    • krippix@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 hours ago

      I don’t see the os switch happening unless microsoft stops existing in its entirety.

      Abandoning home PCs could be a thing I guess, but i feel like that would happen either way for these people

      • InnerScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 hours ago

        I doubt the os switch is happening too, some will probably switch but that will be a small amount, either they get Linux or afaik all other “popular” options require new hardware anyways (Macos)

        I think many will just stay on windows 10 if their hardware doesn’t support 11 but ehh

        Difficult to say, that’s why I’m waiting on the EOL for headlines like “millions of pcs vulnerable due to missing updates” or “maybe we were a little hard on crowdstrike”