Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025

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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025
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… pretty much every business will run their systems until

Cousin Vinny gives them a little taste of ransomware and reminds them your upgrade plan is actually a great deal

I mean, yeah, if ethics are no barrier, you could probably make it work, hah. That said, there are much better money makers at that point than being tech support for businesses to switch to Linux.

Meh, ransomware won't really drive an upgrade plan. That's what backup is for.

Any business incompetent enough to get owned by ransomware without a recovery plan isn't exactly the type with $ to spare for a migration.