[sneed_chucker]

Really curious how the Windows 10 EOL crunch is going to go next year.

It feels like there must be a ton of systems out there with pre 8th Gen Intel CPUs and with no TPM. On the one hand, PCs are cheap enough nowadays that maybe MS can force them to replace it, not to mention that cell phones and other mobile devices have taken the place of the primary personal computer for most regular people.

On the other hand, Windows 10 might end up sticking around much longer in the same way that XP did. In which case MS might be forced to support it with security updates beyond 2025, or be forced to release a version of Win 11 without the CPU and TPM requirements.

[14]

I can not imagine how a phone replaces a PC for any regular people but maybe I am the one who is not normal. I will be looking to move back to linux myself as I have the i7 6700k and I don't really want to drop hundreds of dollars right now to be pushed into a bad OS I don't really want. I guess my cpu is considered "old" in computer age but it is still way more powerful then I need on a daily basis. So I will just leave MS, this will be the push I finally need. I already switched over on my kids pc when my last hard drive died. I just haven't had the push to do it on mine. But this will be the perfect push. And I will preach the shit out of switching to anyone that will listen to me.

[orev]

Good point on the phone thing. The Windows 11 restrictions could cause a marked decline in PC usage completely, as people give up and see how far they can get with just a phone. I’m sure many will realize they don’t need a PC anymore.