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by yjftsjthsd-h 536 days ago
I own a decent number of machines that used to be used in businesses or schools before getting replaced and going on the second hand market (often ebay). This works because the hardware can be repurposed, and it significantly reduces ewaste by allowing a device to go through multiple owners. Will these devices be able to do that?
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If the devices are only functional dumb terminals, why would they need to be replaced as long as they are still functional?

Going by Microsoft’s previous hardware and OS support, you should expect the hardware to be officially supported for over a decade.

The computers that were sold on eBay, couldn’t run the software the school/business needed. As long as these can connect to the cloud, that won’t be an issue