▲ 757 ▼ Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 2 months ago by mereo@piefed.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 165 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (4 children) Old hardware is old. It will die eventually, and at some point there will be no more old hardware. Then what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) That's the kind of bridge you need to plan on crossing long before you get there. It's like driving a big truck. You get to the bridge and the sign says 5 ton(ne) weight limit and you're driving a 40 ton(ne) truck. And there is a line of cars behind you that stretches to the horizon. You can't turn around now. What are you going to do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (4 children) Old hardware is old. It will die eventually, and at some point there will be no more old hardware. Then what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) That's the kind of bridge you need to plan on crossing long before you get there. It's like driving a big truck. You get to the bridge and the sign says 5 ton(ne) weight limit and you're driving a 40 ton(ne) truck. And there is a line of cars behind you that stretches to the horizon. You can't turn around now. What are you going to do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) That's the kind of bridge you need to plan on crossing long before you get there. It's like driving a big truck. You get to the bridge and the sign says 5 ton(ne) weight limit and you're driving a 40 ton(ne) truck. And there is a line of cars behind you that stretches to the horizon. You can't turn around now. What are you going to do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) That's the kind of bridge you need to plan on crossing long before you get there. It's like driving a big truck. You get to the bridge and the sign says 5 ton(ne) weight limit and you're driving a 40 ton(ne) truck. And there is a line of cars behind you that stretches to the horizon. You can't turn around now. What are you going to do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Since I've been Windows free for several decades now, I will hard agree with you that running your favorite distro is the Way^tm^ But I like I said, I'm under no illusions that my old hardware has a life span. Like me, someday it's going to die and not even running Arch can fix it. And if there are no old affordable parts or whole computers, what then? permalink fedilink source parent