• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    Closer to 7 years for the newest unsupported machines.

    And just because somethings obsolete doesn’t mean it’s unusable. Your CPU is probably considered obsolete and not getting security patches, but I bet you’re still using it.

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      We’ve seen W11 be installed on one of the first ever x86_64 machines with enough success. Obviously there are missing cpu instructions, but the majority of requirements differences between 10 and 11 are just bs, and an attempt at forced obsolescence