A lot of components are scavenged for repairs. You’d be surprised how many POS systems run on XP still.
Comment on "You should probably just throw it away"
cley_faye@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Trade it in or recycle it with local organizations
And what are those organizations expected to install on systems that can’t support Windows 11, Microsoft? What are they expected to install exactly?
fishy@lemmy.today 4 months ago
fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
I upcycle old tech and put Linux Mint on them. The people I’ve given them to seem pleased as do the charities.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 months ago
I mean, I’ll always take a cheap Linux box…
cley_faye@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, we all know that, but MS being the main force driving this is kinda nuts tho.
addiks@feddit.org 4 months ago
Linux