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The number of times people poked at my laptop screen just because it had Windows 8 pre-installed on it... only for them to ask why it wasn't working.

On August 1, 2012, Microsoft released the infamous Windows 8 to manufacturing. It promised to usher in the new era of computing, doing away with the Start menu and button, and instead attempting to push in Metro as the new paradigm shift, with its flat design and touch optimizations.
 

 
Even though many initial complaints were remedied in the subsequent 8.1 release and its additional updates, the product, in the end, had very modest success - in its peak in July 2015, right before the release of Windows 10, Windows 8.1 had a total market share of 13% with 8.0 being at just shy of 3%, a far cry from the market share Windows 7 had at the time, which was sitting steadily at over 60%. 
 
Microsoft was betting hard on the touch interface, after all, in 2012, the iPad was on the market for about two years, and Android tablets were catching some steam too. Windows RT was released alongside Windows 8 to push ARM to the masses, although it left a lot to be desired with its many limitations, the main one being the lack of any desktop app support (aside from a few first party apps such as Microsoft Office 2013). 
This sudden push to unfamiliarity could be the cause of the ultimate commercial failure of Windows 8/8.1, and Microsoft backtracked on it in Windows 10 in 2015. But was it really a complete misstep for Windows or Microsoft in general, a wrong bet or a future we were not fully ready yet for?

How did you feel about Windows 8 when it first came out? Did you jump in on the shiny new touch interface wagon? What do you think about it now, a decade after its release?

On August 1, 2012, Microsoft released the infamous Windows 8 to manufacturing. It promised to usher in the new era of computing, doing away with the Start menu and button, and instead attempting to push in Metro as the new paradigm shift, with its flat design and touch optimizations.
 

 
Even though many initial complaints were remedied in the subsequent 8.1 release and its additional updates, the product, in the end, had very modest success - in its peak in July 2015, right before the release of Windows 10, Windows 8.1 had a total market share of 13% with 8.0 being at just shy of 3%, a far cry from the market share Windows 7 had at the time, which was sitting steadily at over 60%. 
 
Microsoft was betting hard on the touch interface, after all, in 2012, the iPad was on the market for about two years, and Android tablets were catching some steam too. Windows RT was released alongside Windows 8 to push ARM to the masses, although it left a lot to be desired with its many limitations, the main one being the lack of any desktop app support (aside from a few first party apps such as Microsoft Office 2013). 
This sudden push to unfamiliarity could be the cause of the ultimate commercial failure of Windows 8/8.1, and Microsoft backtracked on it in Windows 10 in 2015. But was it really a complete misstep for Windows or Microsoft in general, a wrong bet or a future we were not fully ready yet for?

How did you feel about Windows 8 when it first came out? Did you jump in on the shiny new touch interface wagon? What do you think about it now, a decade after its release?

Even if you can't wait for Ryzen 6000 laptops to reach mass market, I'd still go with the RTX 3070 Omen for your use case. The 5800H is still plenty fast for your CPU based workloads, and I don't believe the 3070 will be thermally challenged

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Summary
Microsoft published informtation about Windows 10 consumer edition lifecycles, and the retirement date was set for October 2025, fueling rumors about the next release of Windows.
 
Quotes
 
My thoughts
Short news - but very sweet. This could have big implications on the whole Windows as a Service policy. Microsoft did say that Windows 10 is set to be "the last version of Windows", but it seems like, either because of the pressure from OEMs, or the sheer confusion about what Windows 10 is (remember, there are now TWELVE different releases of Windows 10, from 1507 to 21H2), they had to change things in some way. It's very interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
 
Sources
https://betanews.com/2021/06/10/windows-10-retires-2025/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

With the all new flagship Snapdragon 888 launched, we are expecting many new phones to launch next year, however the first one is set to be announced this year, on December 28th.
 
The Xiaomi Mi 11 is tipped to be visually similar to its predecessor, the Mi 10, however with a camera rearrangement and updated internals it's set to be a proper 2021 flagship.
 

 
Along with the SoC upgrades, we can also expect a battery and refresh rate bump.
 
As of now, the launch is China-exclusive, however history tells us we can expect a global variant in the coming months aswell.
 
 
Source:
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-mi-11-launch-date-december-28-price-specifications-geekbench-listing-m2011k2c-2341910

(It's actually a 40GB drive )
 
Although you said it has no bad sectors, I personally wouldn't trust a Maxtor hard drive, especially not one that's just about to celebrate its 16th birthday. You could keep it as a collector's item, or perhaps find an IDE to SATA adapter and perhaps use it for less important data.

Edit: I just now realise the insignificance of the issue. It'll probably only affect like 3% of the Ryzen userbase.
 
I should probably stop reading Wccftech.

(It's actually a 40GB drive )
 
Although you said it has no bad sectors, I personally wouldn't trust a Maxtor hard drive, especially not one that's just about to celebrate its 16th birthday. You could keep it as a collector's item, or perhaps find an IDE to SATA adapter and perhaps use it for less important data.

Edit: I just now realise the insignificance of the issue. It'll probably only affect like 3% of the Ryzen userbase.
 
I should probably stop reading Wccftech.

Edit: I just now realise the insignificance of the issue. It'll probably only affect like 3% of the Ryzen userbase.
 
I should probably stop reading Wccftech.

Edit: I just now realise the insignificance of the issue. It'll probably only affect like 3% of the Ryzen userbase.
 
I should probably stop reading Wccftech.

Edit: I just now realise the insignificance of the issue. It'll probably only affect like 3% of the Ryzen userbase.
 
I should probably stop reading Wccftech.