Posts by blainehamilton

Folks aren’t buying the PCs that US vendors stockpiled to dodge tariffs

Windows 10 will likely be the last popular desktop and laptop OS for Microsoft. I have 4 to 6 year old desktop and laptop replacements for myself and my mother to migrate to later this year which are business cheap castoffs. They fully support windows 11 if needed.

My employer ended the laptop and office workstation program and we do ALL work on Samsung Phones and have access to Samsung tablets with keyboards for any 'desktop work'. Even our products which consist of 50% of the world's ATM market and our sister company which makes 30% of the world's POS, kiosk and self checkout systems will likely NEVER be going windows 11.

The winds of change are blowing all while Microsoft stands idly with fingers in its ears, eyes closed and holding their breath until Blue in the face.

Windows is likely already dead, the replacement just hasn't fully supplanted it yet.

HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten

HP shareholders hate this one trick!

The next step on top of class action lawsuits costing HP millions in judgements, is anti competition investigations, and environmental ewaste fines in the billion$.

Maybe if parts of the world refuse to allow HP printing produces to be sold they might change their attitude.

Simple solution: never buy an HP printer again.

Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Office installs

I always said to myself when I purchased Office 2013 Pro Plus on a HUP almost 10 years ago it would be the last copy I would ever pay for.

Still holding true to that.

Microsoft set a dangerous precedent giving windows 10 free to anyone who wanted it. And still does. They tried to stop that with the sudden about face with artificial raised hardware and security requirements on windows 11, with comically low uptake results.

The result: windows 10 will likely be the last windows version I use on any PC hardware. Too many matured IOT devices now with full blown PC replacement capabilities to make Windows and Office relevant anymore.

And Microsofts market share is only going to shrink further from this point.

Windows 95, windows XP and Windows 10 were the 3 pinnacles for Microsoft users. It's all downhill from here.