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Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot. (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ehn, one can survive pretty long with a stable distro.

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, but eventually that LTS goes EOL and you'll have to move from that abandonware.

[–] Granixo@feddit.cl 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ubuntu LTS versions can last 10-12 years before EOL.

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yes, 10-12y to swim, slowly in-taking chlorine overtime...
Then when you do finally switch, you find yourself in a similar yet vastly different swimming pool and the cycle starts over.
Imagine when eventually the LTS goes Wayland only and Luddites go : "I'mma just stay with my abandonware forever."
Luddites hate adapting to new technology as a character trait, it's what makes them a Luddite.
Luddites will often choose to deal with decrepit, vulnerable, abandonware then change to something new because they don't want to spend a week learning new "muscle memory".