"Bill" wrote in message
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Maxwell Lol wrote:

Now - Microsoft - that's definitely planned obsolescense. They make
most of their money in people buying new computers (not upgrades). If
a computer lasted 5 years, Microsoft would lose a lot of money.

Microsoft would not lose a penny. They have a monopoly on the Windows
O/S market. If people start keeping their hardware for six years
instead of three MS will just increase the OEM price of Windows
accordingly and go happily on their way.

Hell, I don't buy computers until they are three years old or so. For what I
do, trailing edge is fine. I just need enough horsepower to run a
still-supported OS. I have yet to pay over 300 bucks for a PC, including
upgrades I throw into it.

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