20210627-microsoft_dun_goofed.txt
So I was browsing around and found out that Windows 11 was being
released, and in that same headline it talked about how there is a TPM
(Trusted Platform Module) requirement for 11 that meant many "old" PCs
wouldn't be able to use it and many Windows 10 machines wouldn't be
able to upgrade.
"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them."
I'm probably overblowing it. People upgrade their PCs more often than
ever and this probably won't hurt Microsoft that much. Very few people
care: if it works, who cares?
I along with many consumers were... disenchanted with the idea of
forced OS updates in Windows 10. That lack of control of my own
hardware and how sluggish and bloated and just worse the Windows 10
experience was especially without an SSD installation compelled me to
switch to using Linux Mint full-time.
So I've missed out on a few games I purchased on Steam (thankfully a
Star Wars bundle that I already played or didn't really care about).
Once I was able to permanently move my disc ripping/converting setup
to Mint, I never had the urge to log into 10 again. I guess it's still
not set in stone, but I don't trust OSes that lock out certain
chipsets for some "security" reason. I mean I guess they did something
similar with Secure Boot/UEFI. I guess this was the next logical step.
I'm probably being a pessimist, but it seems like everything is just
getting worse and worse. Amazon sucks. Prime 2-day delivery is just
defunct. Their workers piss in any container they can find. I watched
Super Size Me 2 and while I don't eat chicken, that whole industry is
sadness and death with CEOs of huge companies being the only happy
ones. When did ethics in business become so unpopular? When did
screwing over the customer become so popular? When did companies stop
truly competing with each other and why is their collusion ignored?
