this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023
138 points (100.0% liked)

Technology

37742 readers
494 users here now

A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.

Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
alyaza@beehaw.org
TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org
gyrfalcon@beehaw.org
rs5th@beehaw.org
Los@beehaw.org
coldredlight@beehaw.org
SemioticStandard@beehaw.org
TheRtRevKaiser@kbin.social
remington@beehaw.org
138
Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap | ITPro (www.itpro.com)
submitted 11 months ago by IcedCoffeeBitch@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
191 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Analysts have warned Windows 10 end of life plans could spark a global torrent of e-waste, with millions of devices expected to be scrapped in the coming years. 

Research from Canalys shows that up to 240 million PCs globally could be terminated as a result of the shift over to Windows 11, raising critical questions about device refreshes and the responsibility of vendors to extend life cycles.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] TheFriendlyArtificer@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that it's absolutely fair to jump on Microsoft for this.

There is nothing wrong with this hardware. RAM and CPU clock speed plateaued a long time ago. The overwhelming majority of these systems being thrown away would run Linux flawlessly.

Microsoft has never given a damn about security before. These new security "features" do more to lock people in than they do to keep them safe.

[–] noddy@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

This. It is so sad that these companies get to set arbitrary expiration dates on perfectly good hardware for "security" features nobody asked for. They keep getting away with planned obsolesence and monopolistic moves, by fearmongering about security. Even if the "solutions" does nothing to secure the users. The only thing they care about securing is their profit.