alt Hacker NewsWhere does it end, should EOL windows be open sourced because some software/games/hardware do not work on newer windows versions?
Open source windows 10 would cannibalise Microsoft’s long term objectives.
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ezst • today at 1:28 AM
If that's one way to get to Microsoft abusive planned obsolescence and absurd e-waste, I take it
SchemaLoad • today at 2:20 AM
Windows isn't hardware. If the laptops were only capable of running a particular version of Windows XP, then yes they should either be unlocked or their firmware open sourced to allow running something else.
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Given that Microsoft currently intends to productize Windows users' data to build AI that replaces their users' jobs, it seems reasonable to cannibalize those long-term objectives...