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Leaks confirm low takeup for Windows 11::Time to rethink Windows 10 support cycle then?

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[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 75 points 1 year ago (32 children)

Windows 10 replaced 7 for most people because 8 was a piece of junk. Windows 7 was old by the time 10 came out so there was pent up demand and 10 was a pretty solid showing.

There’s not much that’s compelling about 11 and they’ve introduced unwanted things. It shouldn’t be surprising that people prefer to stay on 10, which is one of the better operating systems Microsoft has ever released. Combine that with the dominance of Linux in the server space and what seems like increased adoption on the desktop and it’s a recipe for poor numbers. For a lot of developers, it’s easier being on a Linux desktop when Linux is the deployment target.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Is there even any actual positive for upgrading? I haven't heard a single good thing about Windows 11 vs 10

[–] Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Windows 11 Pro is pretty good!

Windows 11 Home is pretty stinky!

I use 11 for work and 10 for my personal usage still.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm the same, but I would actually like 11 on my home gaming pc though. I've grown tired and sometimes frustrated with 10 after spending so much time with 11 now. 10 feels so clunky at times. And with me using startisback on my 11 pc i would say the whole interface of my 11 pc is way better than my 10 pc

[–] FierySpectre@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

For anyone reading this, you can easily upgrade your windows installation locally for free with "windows activation scripts" (hosted on GitHub).

It even has a oneliner you paste into a command prompt which guides you through.

And yeah it sure sounds shady, but it works great and Microsoft will only get money from selling my data as they would do anyways even if I paid.

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