NOT ACCEPTABLE! If #Microsoft is going to pull this kind of SHIT, they need to take care of all the #eWaste ! Or better yet, SUPPORT LEGACY PRODUCTS!!!
#Windows10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap
By Ross Kelly
published December 21, 2023
"As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility
"Analysts have warned Windows 10 end of life plans could spark a global torrent of e-waste, with millions of devices expected to be scrapped in the coming years.
"Research from Canalys shows that up to 240 million #PCs globally could be terminated as a result of the shift over to Windows 11, raising critical questions about device refreshes and the responsibility of vendors to extend life cycles.
"A key concern highlighted by Canalys was Microsoft’s current practices regarding Windows 11 device compatibility.
"Minimum system requirements for installing Windows 11 on a PC mean users must have a processor of at least 1 GHz or faster along with a minimum of 4GB RAM. Storage requirements are also set to a minimum of 64GB.
"Many of the devices set for scrapping after the Windows 10 support deadline, set for October 2025, won’t meet these requirements despite being in 'good condition' and potentially #recycled [or repaired] by enterprises.
"The consultancy added that many of these 240 million devices will end up in #landfill."
I am not anti-technology. I am against technology that pollutes and ends up in the trash after a year. I'm against proprietary technology which can't be repaired by someone with a little skill and a multimeter. And yes -- I want my technology to be fully recyclable once it stops working and can't be repaired. Is that too much to ask? Apparently, under #crapitalism, it is!
Josef #Prusa has been releasing fully open source (and awesome) 3D printers for years now, and there are tons of cheap Asian-manufactured clones for half the price (and a whole heck of a lot of trouble).
I don't remember Prusa ever talking about removing anyone's access to the code and designs of their printers if they shared it with an Asian manufacturer.
We need to get the term #crapitalism in active circulation. So many examples of it out these days.
Basically, any ostensibly profit-making enterprise being neglectfully (or more likely, deliberately) enshittified in order to cut costs and exploit workers, vendors, and customers, so that the owners can reap captive extraction veins, and cash out when the company has been bled dry.
Private equity, of course, and also what @pluralistic and Rebecca Giblin call “chokepoint capitalism.”
Before permitting another McMansion or cookie cutter apartment complex, Denver developers should be required to house every homeless person and fix all the potholes on the freeways. #mayortalk#denver#co#crapitalism
@pluralistic this was a delicious read and the analysis of rent-seeker intuit's apoplectic blather was delightfully on point. if there is a hell, hope intuit's minions burn in it along with their expensive and increasingly enshittifying 'product' #crapitalism .