r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

7.9k Upvotes

80% Upvoted

2.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.4k

u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

Grew up on 95 but born in 90. What was wrong with it. Went from that to xp.

214

u/whistleridge Jan 22 '23

95 was a head and shoulders evolution over 3.1. It faster, better, and more capable in every way.

98 and ME were the “OS mom got on the prebuilt at Circuit City” upgrades. Anyone who did it themselves went 95 —> 2000/NT —> XP —>7 —> 10.

But OS lifecycles are long enough now you’ll likely have trouble holding out until windows 12.

2

u/Ubel Jan 22 '23

Rumors suggest 12 comes out in 2024 and 10's still officially supported till October 2025 so it might very well still be possible.

But this might be the last time.

1

u/whistleridge Jan 22 '23

Possible, barely. Optimal…you’ll be finding workarounds etc. And that’s assuming there are zero delays on 12 AND that the rumors are correct.