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What's the biggest case of planned obsolescence you've dealt with? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 48 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Windows 11 refusing to install on hardware it can absolutely run on.

IP rating on smartphones so there's seals and glue everywhere and opening them up is a fucking nightmare.

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago

    Dumbest thing about those IP ratings is that they donβ€˜t even provide any warranty rights for water damage.

    "IP rating only describes the sealing properties at the time of assembly and may deteriorate with time." my ass!

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    My desktop won't run Windows 11 according to Windows 11. But if I make a VM with fake TPM on it, it will run perfectly well inside a VM on a machine that won't run it lol

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Windows 11 refusing to install on hardware it can absolutely run on.

    RUFUS is not only a great tool with which to build your USB installer (it has an option to download the correct and latest ISO directly from Microsoft), but in the subsequent steps it also asks if you want to modify the installer in some pretty useful ways. Such as bypassing a Microsoft account in favour of a local account, and neutering some of the more recent requirements. IIRC the TPM 2.0 requirement can still be nerfed.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    U can still force an install on older hardware, I did it on my old Lenovo laptop and have t had an issue! Just takes a command to make it install despite "not officially being supported"

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I know, but many people barely know what "supported hardware even mean", they will see the message " this computer won't receive any more updates" and simply buy a new one.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    An unfortunate product of our consumer society :/ nobody knows shit about the crap they use every day any more! I remember when owning a car meant learning to do spark plugs and oil changes, now most people couldn't hang their spare on the side of the road if their life depended on it nevermind be bothered to figure out what hardware is in their porn browsing device.

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