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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Windows 11 and its goddamn picky-ass CPU requirements... What the actual fuck, Microsoft? Did someone over there drink a tall glass of stupid juice and think, "Hey, let's royally piss off a chunk of our user base just because we can?" This is tech elitism at its absolute shittiest.

It’s like Microsoft's throwing a party, and instead of a guest list, they've got some half-baked, cockamamie CPU blacklist. "Oh, you're rocking a perfectly functional CPU from a few years ago? Tough titties! Go fuck yourself with a USB stick!"

This isn't progress; it’s goddamn techno-discrimination. It's like being invited to a buffet and then being told you can only eat if your fork is from the latest silverware collection. I mean, who's making these decisions over there? A drunk leprechaun playing darts with a list of CPUs?

Look, I get wanting to advance, to push the boundaries of what's possible. But this? It's like serving someone a gourmet meal and then punching them in the gut for not having the right kind of fucking taste buds.

Windows 11, with its bizarre-ass CPU criteria, is a masterclass in how to cock up a product launch. Dear Microsoft, next time you decide to drop a steaming turd of a decision on your users, at least have the decency to hand out some goddamn air fresheners, because this shit STINKS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For a moment Windows VS GNU/Linux in this post reminded me to GrapheneOS VS DivestOS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's because they require a certain level of TPM support.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't really require it. It's definitely possible to bypass that and install it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can bypass but it's one of the "requirements" and the reason many older PCs fail the upgrade check.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

it's also a case of micros$ucks wants to completely dominate the market and remove any type of GNU/Linux OS competition. They don't care about the users, they only care about $$$$$

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have some crazy theories about "why" this is happening, I'm not an expert though.

  1. I think that enforcing TPM is part of the end-to-end attestation plans for the Internet: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/ . TPM allows for a full stack, end-to-end, of hardware->operating system->browser trust chain to make sure you're not rooting your own system to get around DRM.
  2. This sells hardware as "never-linuxers" are forced to upgrade, and people who have been scraping by with old hardware are given an "excuse" to upgrade. I guess that results in profits for partners and also MS?

Maybe I sound crazy. At any rate, I'm really glad for places like Lemmy (and operating systems like Linux) existing, because I don't trust any for-profit tech company not to ban Firefox/Linux users/Ad block/video streaming/etc.