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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap (www.itpro.com)

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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m about to buy an irresponsible about of equipment

[–] TheBob@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's already happening. Corporations are dumping PCs preparing for the upgrade to win 11

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’ll be replacing a few thousand of my fleet in the next yearish to meet windows 11 deadline.

[–] TheBob@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yep. Same here. We're only a company of 800, but about a third of those PCs need to be replaced.