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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap (www.itpro.com)
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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

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[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's like the old 32 bit to 64 bit jump - care will be needed or a competitor might sieze the market as people get disgruntled over the cost of upgrading.

[–] Zanz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There never was really a 32-bit to 64-bit jump, there wasn't really one from 16 to 32 either. When does adoption from both happened fairly far after the CPUs were common and backwards compatibility with x86 was why it never was an issue unless you tried to run beta software or had NVIDIA chipset drivers early on.

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There is a compatibility overlap (we're currently in it!).