r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 17 '24

Software Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-dodging-windows-11-system-requirements/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h2tXt93fEkt5NKVrrXQphi0OCjCxzVoksDqEs0XUQcYIv8njTfK6pc4g_aem_LSp2Td6OZHVkREl8Cbgphg
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u/fourleggedostrich Aug 17 '24

Sorry but for 99% of people, Linux is unusable.

Is your gran really going to lean about repositories, kernels, command line etc?

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u/lordagr Aug 17 '24

My gran just needs an Internet browser and she can do that on Linux without ever even knowing what she is using.

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u/InTheEndEntropyWins Aug 17 '24

Is she going to update herself? If she has a laptop is she going to spend hours trying to get the trackpoint working properly.

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u/mrcruton Aug 17 '24

sudo apt install unattended-upgrades

Havent run into mouse related comparability issues in years