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That's just bs, with win11 at over 70% vs 12% win10.

If you’re too lazy to switch to Linux like me, Windows 10 Enterprise IoT LTSC is supported until 2032 and free to download and permanently license.

I think it's more that users can't afford new hardware, even though win11 seems like a step backwards.

Gotta use a MS account on your computer though, so this is not a viable option for a lot of people

Obligatory, here's your sign to switch to Linux. For people who do nearly everything or everything online it's a pretty easy switch.

By 2027 I have transitioned to fedora or another variant of Linux. I am on Linux mint now.

Weird, who doesn't want to buy a new computer because reasons, in this economy

Will upgrade from windows 10 to Linux.

Does ESU require a Microsoft Account? Because that’s probably the underhanded/shady bit of this whole thing.

“All your data are belong to Microsoft.”

I wonder how many "users rejecting Windows 11" are people who refuse to replace perfectly good hardware just because it doesn't meet Windows 11's arbitrary requirements.

I booted an old win 10 laptop the other day to see if it still worked. It has a GPU so I thought it might be nice for a few light games while I travel. Immediately started screaming about updates and all the normal windows stuff.

I booted to Bazzite from a flash drive and had it installed in like 20 minutes. Runs like a dream now. It's amazing to see what that old hardware can do without Windows choking it.

It's so easy now to run an option that doesn't suck.

ohh thank fucking god. I hate windows, but not having a huge portion of the population ready to be infected is a good thing for everyone

For those of you who need a longer offramp to Linux like me and maybe haven't seen this posted before:

https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

You can activate any copy with support at least through 2028.

Windows 11 is synonymous with installing Linux.

Install Linux, Problem Solved.

There's never going to be a "Year of the Linux Desktop" where there's some critical inflection point like a lot of people think. But Microsoft has fucked up here in assuming that consumer trust is a linear relationship and it's not. They broke the trust, the cracks are there, and users will keep bleeding. They'll keep a certain percentage of users through apathy or complacency, but the momentum is flowing in reverse now.

What it takes for any one person to cross over is going to look different, whether that's Linux getting up to speed on a feature they were looking for or Microsoft crossing yet another unacceptable threshold, but despite all my anger and personal grievances aside, I truly believe Microsoft as a company is incapable of correcting this problem.

Their goals are entirely misaligned, they believe they can dictate the market at the consumer and their revenue is dependent on that. They're bleeding more money and talent through this AI debacle and that's making them even less capable of facing and addressing the issues. Unfortunately I don't think they'll ever fully implode, but just like Chrome eventually ate IE's market share and now won't go away, so it will be with Linux.

Bonus points: I'm calling it, I truly do believe that in ~5 years or so Windows will cease to be its own operating system and start shifting towards a Linux distro with a bespoke DE (again, see Chrome/Edge). They don't want to have to keep maintaining an OS like this and one of the biggest arguments for doing so has been the backwards compatibility, but everything is cloud and SaaS now and they want to push more business customers in that direction anyway. Server will be a thorn in their side for awhile, but consumer facing Windows distro will be the perfect testing ground. Mark it, ~5 years ... EEE

And my laziness pays off for another year.