I have one new laptop that I will not try windows 11 on when it opens to download.
My wife and I have our laptop and her desk top which have Intel core I 7's . 7th.
generations. everything that is required except neither CPU is not on the approved
list. Yes I know I can continue running windows 10 on these and will do so till they
are ready for replacement. If microsoft is going to do this then what is to say they
can't just next year say oh we decided not to support cpu that are furnished by
computer makers we don't agree with.
Will continue using our windows 10 then consider switching to a MAC, never used
them before but might be the time for people to just not install windows 11
Hmm. I used Macs exclusively for 29 years. Switched exclusively to Windows 10 upon release. From that perspective --
1. You don't sound like someone who flips their hardware that often. Kabylakes were release in early 2017. So you likely picked up these devices before somewhere in 2017-2018. You've also indicated you're going to ride out your Kabys until replacement is needed, indicating about two years more? This tells me you don't like shelling $$$ out for hardware. Mac = shelling out big bucks for hardware.
2. I know next to no one says this on the internet -- but remembering my resume -- I can tell you that PC hardware is
MORE reliable. I know, I know -- I expected the exact opposite. I was warned by iTools that I'd be slammed with hardware falling apart -- and so I bought SquareTrade Extended Warranties to be covered. I've yet to use one, which is kinda frustrating. At least Square is cheaper than AppleCare. Oh, and by 'PC hardware' I only really mean Asus, some Beelink, and one Lenovo. (So far.)
You should also understand that YouTube's Louis Rossman (infamous Mac repair tech) reveals a company that routinely ignores known hardware issues. He pointed out that an entire series of laptops had too short a cable connecting the screen to the PC. Within a year or so users open the top and it finally disconnects the cable. Louis makes a fortune off fixing this issue (via reasonable prices) but was stunned to learn that Apple --
-- released a new line of laptops with the same issue
-- would charge like $600-$800 at the Genius Bar to fix a $30 problem (they'd replace the screen, which wasn't necessary)
-- that Apple didn't do the correct fix, which means the issue would return
-- if the customer didn't have AppleCare -- they'd say, "Hey, why not just buy a new Mac?"
I used to work in the stores during Steve Jobs. I insisted customers buy the AppleCare. Not for any sales reward but because I'd frankly tell them about 1 in 3 Macs fail within the first 3 years. Maybe 1 in 4 fail during the additional AppleCare years.
I have yet to have a PC fail.
3. Windows 11 is actually both good and bad. The bad can be easily fixed. And is agreed upon by most people in the feedback hub. Nothing is mysterious. The question is IF Panos will be stubborn or smart. He has a golden opportunity to steal Apple marketshare but is instead squandering it.
4. Some will tell you Apple's M1 chip is a serious game changer. That's a YES and also a NO.
-- YES because the cooler chip helps for extended battery life, which is EXCELLENT for say college students or people who carry their laptop everywhere
-- but NO if you don't carry your laptop everywhere. My Lenovo Flex 14 (AMD Ryzen 5 3500) has a battery that's like 3 hours at best? But it cost me $524 brand new. The entry level MacBook is twice that. And remember -- you need extended warranty. So my real PC price with 3 years is $641. Apple price for similar entry level unit is $1200. You can expect similar markup for your wife, which means because of your HMMMM over Windows 11 you can expect to spend an extra $1200 (roughly) you wouldn't with PCs.
-- YES the M1 is speedy...
-- but NO it is way over-hyped. (Apple? Over-hyping? Say it isn't so!) The hype I heard led me to an Apple store where I tried out a (delicious) Mint iMac. (For 3 decades I always owned an iMac, including the desktop alien one!) I rebooted the unit and found it's reboot time to be... a
little faster than my 10th Gen i5. When I opened Apps, they were... a
little faster than my 10th Gen i5.
Oh, I know -- benchmarks, benchmarks, benchmarks. And perhaps in Final Cut Pro it's super fast. But many of us only use PCs as internet access points and Office-ish platforms. Nutshell: PCs are plenty fast for conservatively 85% of all users. Not to mention that AMD is making advances by the second which may narrow this gap significantly -- in case -- you're in the other 15%.
5. "If Microsoft is going to do this then what is to say they can't just next year say oh we decided not to support cpu that are furnished by computer makers we don't agree with"
This is a very weak slippery slope argument.
You neglected to define what 'this' is. What is it that Microsoft is doing? They claim they're trying to improve system security, which I don't hold an opinion on but the consensus is that it's a slight security improvement instead of a wowzer. What they also appear to be doing is creating a more common Windows experience, which is to say they're essentially raising spec requirements.
Most PC users have to understand that Apple maintain a fairly high spec level, except when it comes to lucrative additions of RAM and SSD, which is Tim Crook-ery at its finest. PC have bragged 'Why Windows can run on next to any machine, no matter how old -- HAR HAR!!!" but what the does is hamper the OS on more sophisticated machines. It's like forcing everyone to eat their dinners on paper plates, even if you just ordered a Ribeye Lobster surf and turf situation.
When competing against Apple you must, well, compete against Apple. Yet at the same time Windows is also trying to compete against Chromebooks. So all they're doing is drawing a line in the sand and saying from this point forward -- things will change. I'm fairly confident they won't do 'this' again anytime soon. What they will do instead is insist OEMS maintain a higher spec level so that 'this' isn't necessary again.
Computers go obsolete all the time. Mac users will lie to your face that they can update Mac OS and iOS on the oldest pieces of hardware. Yes they can. And it runs like crap.
