- Asus is trying to persuade those who cannot update their Windows 10 laptop to change to a co -pilot+ PC
- This ignores the concerns about millions of PCs that are directed to the Scrapheap due to the Windows 11 specifications requirements
- Asus is also exaggerating Copilot+ PCs skills, which are simply not so impressive in general, not yet, anyway, anyway
For some time, Microsoft has been urging people with a Windows 10 PC that cannot update Windows 11 who should buy a new computer, preferably a co -pilot+ PC, and Asus is now reproducing that same melody.
Last Windows noticed an ASUS publication about why now is the time to change to Windows 11 and consider updating a Copilot+ (of Asus, naturally) device.
This is aimed at people who are in the unfortunate situation in which their Windows 10 laptop is too old to support the strictest hardware requirements of Windows 11, so they cannot update. The oldest CPU notebooks are left in the cold, of course, since they cannot change those parts as can with a desktop PC.
Asus reminds us that Windows 10 runs out of support in October 2025, which is quickly approaching, and that an operating system without security updates should not execute, which is certainly true.
The portable computer manufacturer continues to persuade us that what everyone in this situation needs is a new Windows 11 notebook, and what makes these devices different is a word: co -pilot.
In addition, Asus argues: “But this is where it becomes even better: with co -pilot+ PCs, Windows 11 carries the experience of AI to a completely new level. These devices are equipped with an NPU, a dedicated processor, specifically designed to handle locally, making your experience softer, faster and more safer.
“If your current laptop is not up to Windows 11 or Copilot+, this is the perfect time to update to a device that is built for it.”
Subsequently, a series of plugs for ASUS VIVOBOook models, co -pilot+ PCs with Intel Snapdragon (BAS BASED) AND TRADITIONAL MODELS.
ANALYSIS: DOSE PROBLEMS AND EXCESSIVE SALE PRAYERS
The problem with these marketing campaigns, which push people simply to dump their Windows 10 PC, is that this is not a very ecological perspective to serve.
Returning a lot, there have been alarm bells on potentially imposing pilas of discarded PCs that go to landfills at the end of this year, thanks to Microsoft’s policy to enforce the most pronounced system requirements with Windows 11. If it were not for some of those measures generally related to security, those people could be updated to the new newer operation and maintain their current laptop (or de facto).
So, when companies like Microsoft and now Asus push the benefits of throwing old hardware for a new co -pilot+ bright PC, you can see why this frustrates organizations that are working to promote the ecological friend in one way or another.
In any case, if your laptop is not compatible with Windows 11, are you really ready for the container when October 2025 and the end of life for Windows 10 Roda? Of course not, one option is that you can pay to extend the support for one year.
That is a choice that Microsoft has provided consumers for the first time, actually, probably placate those with the aforementioned environmental concerns, although it would be good if this support could extend even more. (It can be for companies, but we do not know if that will be the case for everyday users).
Another option is to change Linux, of course, as highlighted recently.
The other problem with the argument that Asus presents here (and Microsoft is guilty of this too) is that the capacity of co -pilot+ PC is excessively. While there are some impressive powers for these devices, such as the improved Windows (natural language) of Windows 11, and the same search trick in the configuration also, most of the exclusive AI for Copilot+ devices are not too convincing (remember at this time).
While Copilot+ laptops can carry your Windows 11 computer experience to ‘other level’ as Asus mentions in its propaganda, we are definitely not there. This is marketing fluff, essentially, and although that is not unexpected, companies must be careful with how they are framing these types of publications, given the environmental concerns at play here.
No, you cannot keep your PC in operation forever, but Microsoft and its partners must be more considered on the state of dump of the technology status and our planet. And I would really like to see Microsoft confirm extended support for updates for consumers for more than a year, without making that additional time prohibitively expensive.
