Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them? - eviltoast

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 This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses.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?

  • 𝐘Ⓞz҉@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    True they give it to “recyclers” who try to sell what they can and throw the rest. I know this because I used to work for the “recyclers”

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, when access to raspberry pi’s and such was none existant I knew a few people who would pick up old Optiplex computers and such to use as media servers and such. Old dells used to be very reliable. Throw whatever distro on there gui or not, and the shitty graphics cards wouldn’t matter much