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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That’s actually a decent idea if people are using boilerplate windows software. Unfortunately institutional software is unlikely to cross over, and even if similar software can be found to replace private users’ needs, there is going to be resistance to change. This doesn’t even touch anyone using specialized software. The resistance will be commensurate with the differences in workflow and usage between the windows and Linux software.

I mean, the whole point is people don’t want to change. The only way you’d win people over easily is directly cloning their windows setup.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And there's a cost to that change. Reduced performance. Could easily be measured in lost $ or increased costs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah, and it's likely way less costly to the company to just buy a new win 11 computer than it is to pay an employee to train on new software. Not to mention the cost of paying someone to find someone to do a Linux conversion, paying the person doing the conversion, and the loss of productivity as the person learns. Not to mention the cost of changing IT infrastructure, hiring new IT people to manage those machines, etc.

There's a reason companies don't just switch at the drop of the hat. There's too much commitment and institutional knowledge already and moving is not a simple change.