<![CDATA[Goodbye personal computing]]>RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116301661509651336

Goodbye personal computing

(Previously: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115791712519666535)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/db6e684a-6165-4b2b-b43f-362d8924273c/goodbye-personal-computingRSS for NodeSun, 12 Apr 2026 12:54:26 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 19:13:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:06:39 GMT]]>@toxi Well, in 10-15 years when the hardware stops working. Until then we're probably good; since this also pulls the rug from under the "buy a new laptop every 18 months" business model, software vendors will have no choice but to keep supporting whatever hardware & systems we all have...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116303174036894025https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116303174036894025Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:06:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:03:50 GMT]]>@toxi it's like the raspberry pi shortage. but instead of just hobbyists getting screwed, it's ALL non-corporate buyers

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/lambtor/statuses/116303162954475969https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/lambtor/statuses/116303162954475969Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:03:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:35:13 GMT]]>@toxi Followed by desktop gaming, other desktop apps, and desktop layouts for websites.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/annika/statuses/116303050435496316https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/annika/statuses/116303050435496316Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:35:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:37:04 GMT]]>@toxi@thi.ng Soon the refurbishing industry will only have bare mainboards in stock. RAM ripped out already now the CPUs. 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/micron/statuses/116302821734129764https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/micron/statuses/116302821734129764Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:37:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:39 GMT]]>@toxi * looks lovingly at my stack of old thinkpads *

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/bit101/statuses/116302772938436859https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/bit101/statuses/116302772938436859Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goodbye personal computing on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:10 GMT]]>@toxi

Maybe we'll see way more arm on the laptop?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116302771040987659https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116302771040987659Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:10 GMT