[dayglored]

> ...they keep telling me my computer is not good enough. If they want people to upgrade they should make it compatible with existing hardware.

I agree. Granted, there comes a point where very old hardware simply cannot do the things required by a new OS release. That's true of all operating systems, and all hardware, eventually.

But with the Win10->Win11 upgrade, Microsoft tilted the balance arbitrarily far and I think that was a mistake. A lot of former Windows users and businesses have switched to MacOS or Linux, or are planning to, rather than buy all new Win11-compatible hardware.

[deoetdoctrinae]

"While Redmond repeatedly touts the benefits of Copilot and AI, it doesn't seem to be an incentive for many people to rip and replace their hardware to take care of it."

If my last HP laptop hadn't come with Windows 11 I would have been happy with ANY prior version. For me, Copilot and AI are used as frequently as would a translator from English to Latin (in other words, never). I currently have 23H2, and am wondering if you know if there is anything in 24H2 worthy of accepting the update.