I just bought my first Xiaomi a couple of weeks ago and really like it, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. If you do decide to upgrade you might want to take a look at Samsung's M and A series (if you want to stick with Samsung). Even the lower end have big batteries and decent sized screens.
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I just bought my first Xiaomi a couple of weeks ago and really like it, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. If you do decide to upgrade you might want to take a look at Samsung's M and A series (if you want to stick with Samsung). Even the lower end have big batteries and decent sized screens.
Backward compatibility often comes with a price. At some point it becomes necessary to drop support for outdated technology in order to move forward.
Often times people who don't know the details blame Microsoft when, in reality, it's because the company doesn't want to update the software/drivers in order to keep the old stuff viable. There's no money in it for them so they would rather sell you a new card.
Often times people who don't know the details blame Microsoft when, in reality, it's because the company doesn't want to update the software/drivers in order to keep the old stuff viable. There's no money in it for them so they would rather sell you a new card.
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It's a fact that nothing works forever (support wise). The point was that if Windows in general is better than the others, and it seems so. At least it can still run more older stuff in comparison even if outdated.
I don't think I'm upgrading any time soon. But it's good to collect information thru good advice
I don't think I'm upgrading any time soon. But it's good to collect information thru good advice
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8 track? God..you are old!!
8-tracks were replaced with cassettes, not because of forced obsolescence but cassettes were superior in many ways. 8-tracks were a mechanical nightmare, lower audio quality, more expensive to produce, harder to self-record, bulkier to store, etc...
CDs replaced cassettes for many of the same reasons.
CDs replaced cassettes for many of the same reasons.
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yep, 8 tracks were a nightware but Cassettes could be too. Cds were the correct way to listen to music. Then they came out with 2.0 and 3.0 usb sticks. Way better the sticks stay in the pocket and just plug into the car stereo and computer or like mine plug into the receiver 5.1 in the house
I would say most Linux distributions are way more forgiving on older hardware than Windows. I feel this is because Linux often provides open-source, generic drivers that work on most hardware for those who own hardware that has little Linux support from vendors (because this is a widespread issue, not so much in Windows). So, for example, if Nvidia stopped developing drivers for my card I can still use the generic driver that is available in the the kernel.
Also, since Linux distros offer a bit more control, falling back to older drivers is much easier than in other operating systems.
On top of all that, the kernel can be compiled for virtually any platform. If MS won't provide an ARM version of Windows, you are scewed. If MS decides to drop support for 32-bit libraries, you are screwed. And so on.
