The particular reason is that their time and effort is finite. If very few people are using them, then it is being removed from future versions as they do not want to keep maintaining them. Remember that your current versions do not suddenly stop working. Also if someone else wants to maintain it, they can. They will not maintain it.

For future versions of Linux, it will be more difficult to get running on a K5. Current working versions are not affected. However, I cannot imagine anyone running a K5 now needs all the new features of 7.2 going forward. They can continue to use the 7.1 kernel and older.

Why? 30 year old hardware will not be supported in future Linux versions. The current versions will be supported for a while. But those versions will be available for download on mirrors for even longer. Finally if someone wants to fork and support their own branch, they can.

You seem not to understand the word AND. Windows 11 gives many users a reason not to upgrade their computers. AND many of them are gamers. AND components are expensive right now. Not once was the word “only” used as the reason.

You are aware TSMC has built two chip fabs in Arizona and building a third one, right? You are also aware that Samsung built a chip fab in Texas over 20 years ago and is building a second one, right?

Or more likely, Intel will have to adapt their processes to Apple designs and for other companies if Intel wants to do business as a chip foundry.

Off the top of my head, here are the other processors Apple uses: Apple Watch, Homepod (S series), AirPods (H series), modems (C series). There are millions to tens of millions of these processors that Apple will need each year.

The main reason Apple left Intel was all on Intel for not making progress for years on chips. This was the same reason Apple left IBM. Apple thought that by using Intel they would not be in the same situation again. Little did anyone know how Intel would struggle at 10nm for years. It is unlikely that Apple will ever go back to using x86 for their main processors though.

Intel these days is more open to being a chip foundry like TSMC than before. Apple using Intel to fabricate their chips as a secondary supplier makes business sense for everyone.

And why is this "great"? The main reason Apple stopped sourcing chips from Intel had nothing to do with politics. It was due to Intel's stagnation in making chips. Intel was stuck for years while AMD passed them by. Apple finally had enough. Some would call that just business.

Again the issue was entirely Intel's incompetence at making progress for years. Apple would probably keep buying chips from Intel if they were good chips. After all Apple bought Intel's entire modem business from them. More than likely Intel will make other chips for Apple first. For example every AirPod requires a chip. Every Apple Watch requires a chip. Apple modem chip C1 could be fabricated by Intel.

You fail to actually detail how passwords that exist in a password manager can be compromised in Chrome. A keylogger can only record what the user types. If Windows Hello or biometric authentication is turned on, the user does not type in the authentication password nor the site password. Also you seem to forget that while company equipment is not yours, there is compartmentalization put in place from one bad actor being able to infiltrate multiple systems. An IT support person should not be able to access HR, Payroll, etc.

By default, authentication is required. So dumping the password database dumps encrypted passwords as authentication is a separate process. Also Chrome requires authentication each time for each password; only Edge requires authentication once to load the entire database. Only Edge has the very flawed design you are assuming happens for all browsers. And that does not factor into additional hardware protections. For some Android phones and iPhones/Macs, the password database does not exist on any hard drive. The password database is stored in a separate security chip. So dumping the password database would be extremely difficult as access to the chip is not direct.

Um, what? His point is people who buy motherboards are people who build their own PCs. Many of them that are gamers. While PC components are expensive right now in general, that does not negate his point as the entire focus of this article is about motherboard sales.

Yes, the main problem is many people who want upgrade their motherboards now generally will be upgrading from a prior generation that used DDR4. The current DDR5 shortage makes that difficult. Whereas consumers could re-use their existing SSDs, case, GPU, etc, they will need DDR5 RAM. I have seen DD4 conversion kits being sold now where a user can put DDR4 memory into an adapter that fits DDR5 slots. I have no idea how well they work.

I think one nuance is the bad comparison and wording. Asus sold 15M in 2025. As of today in 2026, they have shipped 5M. Those are not the same metrics. Shipped is not the same as sold. It might be that the reporter only has sales numbers for 2025 and inventory numbers for 2026 as reported by Asus; however, Asus could also conflating the two numbers.

Please describe how this is possible because this is not how Chrome works. This is only how Edge works.

Please describe how.