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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Gemini24601@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

With support ending for Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system in the world currently, possibly 240 million pcs may be sent to the landfill. This is mostly due to Windows 11’s exorbitant requirements. This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses. GNU/Linux may be these computers’ only secure hope, what do you think?

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[-] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 52 points 11 months ago

What if, sometime after Win 10 loses support a virus takes advantage of the lack of patches and propagates across all the machines with a simple message "This operating system is no longer supported, please click here to upgrade." The button then runs a script to download and install a user friendly Linux distro. The world is then saved.

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 30 points 11 months ago
[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Make it install temple OS, so that it can save not only the planet but also our souls. Amen. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[-] mwalimu@baraza.africa 7 points 11 months ago

My kind of hopes.

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