Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoNot even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square402fedilinkarrow-up1695arrow-down131
arrow-up1664arrow-down1external-linkNot even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11www.theregister.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square402fedilink
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·9 months agoNo, this is the usual reaction to Microsoft’s habit of following a good Windows release with a terrible one. Vista made people stick with XP Win8 made people stick with 7 Win11 makes people stick with 10 There were no die-hard fans sticking with the shit releases, just as nobody will cling on to Windows 11.
minus-squaredx1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoThe backwards compatibility starts getting unbearable after a while. XP runs like a dream on modern hardware but the fact that everything after ~2014 or so only supports 7+, there’s a limit on how mucn you can do with it.
No, this is the usual reaction to Microsoft’s habit of following a good Windows release with a terrible one.
Vista made people stick with XP Win8 made people stick with 7 Win11 makes people stick with 10
There were no die-hard fans sticking with the shit releases, just as nobody will cling on to Windows 11.
The backwards compatibility starts getting unbearable after a while. XP runs like a dream on modern hardware but the fact that everything after ~2014 or so only supports 7+, there’s a limit on how mucn you can do with it.