Debian trixie was released today.
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I use Gentoo, btw.
The windows 10 obsolescence is going to be an absolute bloodbath. Most small shops don't have the hardware, most old folks don't have the hardware, and a lot of students don't have the hardware.
Linux to the resq. I changed my wife's PC to Linux years ago she only said "it looks different now" but otherwise seamless
For older family it's, weirdly, an easy move.
For folks who play games from the 90s, 00s or just random indie fangames it can be tricky. My main worry is moving over Minecraft and Skyrim mod packs (a la curseforge and wabbajack) - no idea how easy/hard that will be!
I've experimented and (after going to war with wine) got pretty much everything else running though!
Curseforge has native Linux support so ive had no problem with getting it running, skyrim modding was a lot more difficult for me but with enough effort it should work
And those not so tech savvy,They won't know how to upgrade to another OS or will stick with 10
I help where I can - got my mum and aunt over to lubuntu and they love it. I'll help some coworkers make the jump around September ^_^
I'm not sure this lawsuit has a chance. For one, don't think forcing a company to extend support for free will fly in any court. Second, microsoft doesn't really care about windows - pc sales are slumping worldwide and now that nadella is balls deep in AI windows' sole reason for existing is the data it can grab through copilot/recall, so they'll likely keep pushing that, backwards compatibility be damned. The cynic in me says they'll settle out of court and microsoft will likely go on as planned.
Microsoft lied, when they announced Windows 10 they said it would be the last windows version ever. That's false advertisement and they should not be allowed to do it.
Also forcing arbitrary requirements for compatibility (that can be disabled so they are not real requirements) in order to buy new devices needlessly should not ne allowed.
But "should not be allowed" and "is illegal" are two very different things. The same is true for false advertisement, that's a very tough thing to proof - legally.
Don't get me wrong: I agree that it is and was wrong - I just don't see a way to legally get Andy consequences out of this anywhere in the western world (which is the only world MS cares about for windows).
Lots of users already acted and now have Linux instead
Nobara all the way