Microsoft, doing it’s part to make the world a better place.

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      You forgot the “best” part, which is that requiring TPM 2.0 is purely self-serving for Microsoft in that it serves no purpose but to make it more difficult to run non-Windows OSs on the hardware in the future.

      Nobody needs a TPM except for the copyright cartel trying to destroy computer owners’ property rights.

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      I don’t know why, but your post made me question if TPM 2.0 expansions outside the processor are a thing. Turns out they are as long as your board supports them. I was just able to get one for mine for $25.

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        If you have 8th gen intel or ryzen 3000 series (maybe 2k but not 1k) emulation is built into the CPU so you don’t need it.

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          29 months ago

          I still have a 4th Gen devil’s canyon in my main pc. It still outperforms most current gen chips apparently, so I plan on running it til it burns the house down.

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      It says it’ll be free for Window 365 users. Ie. 70 bucks and that includes office.

      Obviously it’s not great, but it’s better than adobe.

      Windows 95 cost two hundred 30 years ago.

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      I honestly don’t have an issue paying for updates of EOL software. But I also grew up in a time when that was normal. I remember paying for iOS 3.

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      Consumers can also pay for extended Windows 7 updates, of course. I also don’t see why just that (consumers can also pay) part is bad and much worse than a stupid requirement to force users to pay.