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You’re probably not on windows 10, because that makes sure you need a new computer. Personally I wouldn’t say I’d never need a new computer, but my i5 bought 11 years ago does everything I need (as a software developer) other than playing back 4K video recorded on an iPhone.

Which means the MS is forcing people like me to either buy a few new computers or to finally commit to Linux.


Linux too eventually drops support for older hardware, though with certain LTS distros it can be as much as ten more years


A current Kubuntu still runs (but not well) on my 20+ years old ThinkPad R50e. Windows 8 is similarly slow, but in addition always fails when trying to install a certain update or Windows 10.


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