- Asus tries to persuade those who cannot upgrade their Windows 10 laptop to go to a co -pilot + PC
- This ignores the concerns about millions of PCs heading to the Scrapheap due to Windows 11 specification requirements
- Asus also survived Copilot + PCS capabilities, which is simply not so impressive overall – not yet, anyway
For some time now, Microsoft has urged people with a Windows 10 PC that cannot go to Windows 11 that they should buy a new computer, preferably a Copilot + PC – and Asus now plays this same song.
Windows recently noticed an Asus article to find out why is the time to go to Windows 11 and consider going to a Copilot + device (of Asus, of course).
This is for people who are in the unfortunate situation where their Windows 10 laptop is too old to support the more strict material requirements of Windows 11, and therefore they cannot upgrade. Notebooks with older processors are left out in the cold, of course, because you cannot change these parts as you can with an office PC.
Asus reminds us that Windows 10 lacks support in October 2025, which approaches quickly, and that you should not execute an operating system without security updates, which is certainly true.
The manufacturer of laptops then goes to persuade us that what everyone needs in this situation is a new Windows 11 laptop, and that what makes these devices different is a word: Copilot.
In addition, Asus supports: “But that’s where it goes even better: with Copilot + PCS, Windows 11 carries AI’s experience to a whole new level. These devices are equipped with an NPU – a dedicated AI processor, specially designed to manage the AI tasks locally, which makes your experience more simultaneous, faster and more secure.
“If your current laptop is not up to Windows 11 or Copilot +, this is the perfect time to switch to a device that is built for this.”
Subsequently, follows a series of sockets for the Asus VivoBook, Copilot + PC models with both Snapdragon (based on ARM) and traditional Intel processors.
Analysis: criminals and impractical occurrence
The problem with these marketing campaigns, which push people to simply empty their Windows 10 PC, is that this is not a very green perspective to serve.
Going back well, there have been ringtone alarms on the potentially imposing heaps of deleted PCs heading to discharges later this year, thanks to Microsoft’s policy to apply the higher system requirements with Windows 11. If it was not for some of them – generally related to security -, these people could go to the more recent so and to keep their current computer (or office boxes).
Thus, when companies like Microsoft and now ASUS push the advantages of throwing old equipment for a new brilliant co -pilot + PC, you can see why it frustrates the organizations that strive to promote conviviality in an eco way in one way or another.
In any case, if your laptop is not compatible with Windows 11, is it really ready for the bac in October 2025 and the end of life of Windows 10 takes place? Of course, no – an option is that you can pay to extend support for a year.
This is a choice that Microsoft provided for consumers for the first time, in fact, likely to appease those who have aforementioned environmental concerns – although it is good if this support could be extended even more. (This can be for companies, but we do not know if it will be the case for everyday users).
Another option is to go to Linux, of course, as has been highlighted recently.
The other problem with the ASUS argument here (and Microsoft is also guilty) is that it occurred for the capacity of Copilot + PCS. Although there are impressive powers for these devices – such as improved search for Windows 11 (natural language), and the same search tip in settings – most IA exclusives for Copilot + devices are not too convincing (recall included at the moment).
Although Copilot + laptops can possibly take your Windows 11 IT experience at a “level of another level” as Asus mentions in its presentation text, we are certainly not yet. It is a downward marketing, essentially, and although it is hardly unexpected, companies must pay attention to the way in which they supervise this type of messages, given the environmental concerns at stake here.
No, you cannot keep your PC running forever, but Microsoft and its partners must be more thought of on the state of the technological discharge and our planet. And I would really like to see Microsoft confirm the prolonged support for consumer updates for more than a year, without spending this prohibitive additional time.
