I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

The Verge | 03.04.2026 22:00
Two weeks ago I set aside my M4 MacBook Air and picked up a nine-year-old ThinkPad. It’s one of an estimated 200 to 400 million Windows 10 PCs that don’t meet Microsoft’s requirements for Windows 11. When Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 in October, it became “obsolete.” The solution, according to Microsoft, is to get rid of it and buy a computer that can run Windows 11.
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