The truth about Operating System updates. Are they important? Should I do them? Is it true that they make my computer or phone obsolete over time? What can I do to keep using my old computer?! Learn everything here!
Another video in the series explaining the truth about Computers, Phones, and Tablets! Today we will talk about operating system updates, whether they are Android, Linux, Windows, or macOS. Do I really need to update my computer? Is it true that there is a commercial agreement with software companies so that with each update my hardware becomes outdated so I have to buy a new one later?
First of all, updating your operating system is a daily or weekly routine, and you actually need to keep it always updated! There are several factors that require operating system updates, no matter which one it is: Windows, macOS, Android, and even Linux.
The need to update the Operating System is due to important factors that you will learn now. Operating systems are created by human beings, and yes, they are not perfect; even the most sophisticated systems require updates because the famous "Bugs" that exist in operating systems need to be fixed!
🐛"Bugs" are small flaws detected after the operating system is launched, and during daily use, flaws and problems are reported that will be fixed by the developers, and then, in the next operating system update, these "bugs" errors are corrected.
Another important factor in updating the Operating System is the "Security Patches," meaning corrections for security flaws discovered over time. These are vulnerabilities through which crackers, viruses, and other malicious code can gain access to your Operating System and cause issues like intrusion, digital data theft, or spying to steal passwords or valuable personal information.
This affects Windows much more than MacOS or Linux, but all systems have "Security Patches" being released in their updates. Android, the operating system used in 99% of Smartphones, also needs to be updated, mainly due to the user's exposure when downloading various apps from unknown sources, leaving them more exposed to having their data stolen, especially banking information.
🚨 That's why security updates are the most important ones we should do on our system! Updates also serve to promote improvements to the Operating System or software, bringing new features and implementations or improving existing ones, as is the case with Linux or Android!
😧 But updates also have their hidden and bad side for the user built-in... They can cause your computer or smartphone to become obsolete over time! This is a truth, as well as a controversy.
Because hardware manufacturers always need to sell their modern equipment, boards, and electronic components, updates also serve as a mechanism to force the end-user to "feel the need" to replace their equipment with a new and better one over time!
🖳This is true, and they have been doing this to us all the time for years! The most recent case with Windows 11, which requires a TPM Chip on the motherboard, will officially force many users to throw their old equipment in the trash and buy more modern equipment that has the TPM Chip!
💻If Microsoft doesn't do this, it won't sell Windows 11 on new computers, because many people would still stay on Windows 10! Not to mention those who still use Windows 7 or XP, or even older ones... Yes, there are still users using D.O.S. systems across Brazil and around the world too. But that's not the focus right now...
Embedded within the updates is this "hidden" mechanism that makes operating systems slower and heavier, causing the user to have to replace their equipment with a better one in the future. Or otherwise seek an upgrade for their computer, such as adding more RAM, which is the most common case of all!
Windows is the champion with this technique, and with Windows 11 this issue becomes clearer! Anyone using an old Dual Core, Core 2 Duo computer, or computers without the TPM Chip—and in Brazil, there are many such cases—will have to use Linux or continue to use an old and obsolete Windows system without updates!
🐧On the other hand, Linux operating systems, for example, do not suffer as much from this hidden obsolescence mechanism! Because Linux is Open Source, there is no "lobbying" with hardware manufacturers to force the sale of new boards and components!
🐧 That is why Linux becomes perfect for the market today, for everyone who owns an older computer, such as: Dual Core or Core 2 Duo or FX 6300/FX 8300, or older generation Core i processors without the so-called TPM Chip!
Windows already carries this commercial obligation; so that hardware manufacturers can sell their new computers with Windows 11, old computers must disappear from the market—it's a matter of business! The "rule of obsolescence" for equipment is a law in the corporate world!
If it weren't like that, we would still be using an AT 486 computer with Windows 3.11 or Linux DSL systems out there! Exaggeration? Well, then we could still be using a Core 2 Quad with Windows 7! This is not an exaggeration, it is a reality! With Linux, we can indeed use our Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad normally, and even with better performance than many Core i7 processors with Windows 11 out there! Fact!
But the industry is commercial, it's private! And Windows is a company; it doesn't make money without selling new computers and a new operating system! Microsoft itself said this in an email giving guidance about Windows 11, that users should look to "recycle their old computers" by acquiring more modern equipment for Windows 11... Lol 😂
Of course, this is of no interest to the consumer, because spending money all the time to replace your computer with a more modern one is not an option today, especially in the Brazilian market due to the economic crisis, high dollar exchange rate, extremely high import taxes, and everything else! Buying a basic computer for small offices or home office users would cost a fortune! A simple computer for internet access and an Office package with a latest generation TPM chip.... Do the math, my friend!
That's why let's migrate to Linux right away, folks! Linux is updated, secure, and stable enough to run even on a Dual Core or Core 2 Duo! Even better for computers without a TPM Chip! With Linux, you don't need to spend a single cent changing your computer for another one!
The time has come to change and resist the consumerist trends of the market! Your old computer with Linux can continue operating for a few more years, and updated! Welcome to the Open Source world! Soon we will show more about Linux and how it will be an excellent alternative for you, especially context of Windows 11 for the wealthy....
























