Well, there’s nothing yet that even resembles a comparable replacement with a different architecture (RISC-V?). So even if they were angling for that, it would have to be at least 3 years away, plus if Intel and Power PC are anything to go by, there’s another 5 years until they drop support. So at a minimum, if someone buys a M-series laptop today, they can expect support for 8 years.
Not terrible, given how Microsoft left 3-year-old computers unsupported by surprise with the TPM requirement in Windows 11.
there’s nothing yet that even resembles a comparable replacement with a different architecture (RISC-V?).
There are a bunch of comparable x86 processors such as Panther Lake and Qualcomm.
Not terrible, given how Microsoft left 3-year-old computers unsupported by surprise
They also supported 10+ year old computers for a long time. But MS shouldn’t be the bar we hold these companies too. Some dude was able to add support for the latest MacOS to 20 year old computers in his spare time, so we know it’s not that hard, and nothing at all to one of the wealthiest companies on the planet. They don’t do it because they make more money selling new computers.
Well, there’s nothing yet that even resembles a comparable replacement with a different architecture (RISC-V?). So even if they were angling for that, it would have to be at least 3 years away, plus if Intel and Power PC are anything to go by, there’s another 5 years until they drop support. So at a minimum, if someone buys a M-series laptop today, they can expect support for 8 years.
Not terrible, given how Microsoft left 3-year-old computers unsupported by surprise with the TPM requirement in Windows 11.
There are a bunch of comparable x86 processors such as Panther Lake and Qualcomm.
They also supported 10+ year old computers for a long time. But MS shouldn’t be the bar we hold these companies too. Some dude was able to add support for the latest MacOS to 20 year old computers in his spare time, so we know it’s not that hard, and nothing at all to one of the wealthiest companies on the planet. They don’t do it because they make more money selling new computers.