Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap - eviltoast

Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You would not believe how shitty boxes people in some offices are using. I’ve got a netbook that barely runs Firefox under Linux.

    • Tangent5280@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      its surprising how many options linux has to do something. Not being closed source means everybody who has an unorthodox application uses linux to run their shit.

      Firefox too slow to browse the web? get a halfway solution with lynx or w3m to browse from the terminal, switching over to firefox only for those things that wont work with TUIs.

    • NaoPb
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      1 year ago

      Might be good for retro gaming or emulation of older games consoles.