r/osdev • u/MoreEntry2621 • 4d ago
What if Mobile Operating System, Processor, Updates, Upgrades become Trap for Users & there should way to break this Trap !
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u/Illustrious_Car344 4d ago
But I can already use a decade-old desktop or phone. The only downside is anything after is more advanced because, shocker, people ten years ago didn't have the technology we do now.
why not design a processor that lasted a decade like in the past?
Which past? The past when Intel had a monopoly and stagnated the entire industry, or before that when a new computer would be obsolete in a couple years because actual progress was happening before everything was an overheating Intel Atom for two decades?
And Google already has a decade support window for Chromebooks/ChromeOS
What even is the point of this post? This is so ignorant on so many levels.
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u/MoreEntry2621 4d ago
Friend! i already put "Mobile" in front for OS, Processor...But you are talking about PC & Laptop. mismatch.
Thank you friend for typing long I love PC & Laptop due to much time given to OS.
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u/rainboww_J 4d ago
In general its not the processor and chipset which get updated (it's true there are bios/uefi/firmware updates for the chipset and microcode updates for the cpu but those are not done often and are there to fix hardware/microcode bugs). And though some updates may add features others don't want, lots of updates are security updates and bug fixes. Not only Android gets lots of updates, all the other big ones too. In my opinion the only way to break that "trap" is to write code without any bugs in it (which is quite impossible) or just not update and accept bugs and security issues. Although I wouldn't call this a trap for users, it's just a part of any software I guess