"In just a month, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 and doom millions of PCs to obsolescence. For the refurbished tech vendor Back Market, that's an opportunity. This week, the Paris-based company is selling a limited run of old HP and Lenovo laptops for 99 euros, preinstalled with Google's Chrome OS Flex operating system. The same laptops cost at least twice as much on Amazon with Windows 10 still installed."
"The announcement itself is a marketing stunt-Back Market only has about 50 of the old laptops available-but Amandine Durr, Back Market's chief product officer, says the company is serious about turning PCs that can't run Windows 11 into a new product category. Back Market plans to add an "Obsolete" section to its online store by year's end, including laptops loaded with either ChromeOS Flex or Ubuntu Linux."
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in a month, leaving millions of PCs unable to receive official updates and at risk of obsolescence. Back Market is selling a limited run of old HP and Lenovo laptops for 99 euros preinstalled with Google's Chrome OS Flex, undercutting prices for the same models with Windows 10. Back Market plans an "Obsolete" storefront category offering devices loaded with ChromeOS Flex or Ubuntu Linux to extend usable life and prevent landfill disposal. Windows 11's stricter hardware requirements, especially TPM 2.0, block many otherwise-capable PCs; users can attempt work-arounds, pay for temporary updates, or face security risks. PIRG estimates up to 400 million PCs could be affected.
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