[NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: [Notify] Windows 11.....

[Cornelius Keck]

Wow... bricked, as in no longer works at all, or no longer getting 
updates, but the stuff on it is still good, so you can still surf, edit 
and what not?

Planned obsolescence strikes again :\


On 2021-12-31 09:32, William Chipman wrote:
> I have a 5 year old Chromebook notebook that is bricked since Google quit
> support of models that old.
>       bc
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> On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 9:22 AM Cornelius Keck <dfwuug at keck.us> wrote:
> 
>> Speaking of Linux:
>>
>> The usual distributions do updates and upgrades just fine. That includes
>> the folks from across the aisle, i.e. the BSDs (Oracle's Solaris priced
>> itself out of the market, oops, nothing to see there).
>>
>> Furthermore, there's another heavyweight contender in that space, as
>> Google's ChromeBooks are Linux-based, with a bunch of add-ons to ease
>> (make that typically eliminate) all and any upgrade pains as much as
>> possible even for the non-technical-savvy end user.
>>
>> If Google (whose Chromebooks are not necessarily the main and only
>> business case) can do this repeatedly, reliably and with ease, why can't
>> Microsoft, a company whose business case is centered around an OS and
>> office suite?
>>
>> Good thing this thing is only a terminal. Which, considering how much
>> Mickeysoft tries to tie user devices to its corporate backend, appears
>> to be a trend, i.e. MS copying Google's business design. But, why would
>> one then shell out big time $$$$$ for an MS-terminal if a Chrome
>> terminal can be had for much less?
>>
>> On 2021-12-31 02:15, Steve Litt wrote:
>>> stuart yarus said on Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:00:43 -0500
>>>
>>>
>>>> This could have ended way worse. Might want to get backups ready before
>>>> 11 hits you, in case stuff goes sideways.
>>>>
>>>> I full realize that this is a Unix/Linux/*BSD-oriented group, but many
>>>> of us have to use Windows here and there, so better beware.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, I can think of few more pro-Linux statements than
>>> showing the horror of Windows.
>>>
>>>
>>> SteveT
>>>
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