This is the requirements surprise nobody wanted. For Windows users, they have the following options:
1) Use a hacked ISO that removes the TPM requirement.
(This is a quick hack for unsupported machines but will probably break on an update, and comes with a possible risk of tampering, malware in the ISO from third-parties)
2) Upgrade the parts in the machine (TPM 2.0 module, Intel/AMD chip) to meet the hardware requirement.
(Good luck doing that on a laptop. Probably pay someone to do that properly on Desktop machines)
3) Purchase a new PC / laptop that is Windows 11 ready. (Effortless but expensive)
4) Sit on Windows 10, until it is unsupported.
Enthusiasts and early adopters will go with (1), hardware hackers go with (2), security guys will go with (3) and most will give up with (4).
For existing Mac users, there is NO benefit in purchasing an Intel Mac anymore. Would much rather wait and get a M1X Macbook Pro or Air at this point.
Enthusiasts and early adopters either already have compatible systems or would go for (3) or (2). And I've installed several CPUs with fans and heatsinks but am not a "hardware hacker"--I don't even own a soldering iron. And if your system has a TPM connector, it would be silly to pay someone else to connect a TPM to it, and if it doesn't then it would be pointless.
"Sit on Windows 10"
Sounds good to me. It's not "giving up" unless I try something else and fail.
1) Use a hacked ISO that removes the TPM requirement.
(This is a quick hack for unsupported machines but will probably break on an update, and comes with a possible risk of tampering, malware in the ISO from third-parties)
2) Upgrade the parts in the machine (TPM 2.0 module, Intel/AMD chip) to meet the hardware requirement.
(Good luck doing that on a laptop. Probably pay someone to do that properly on Desktop machines)
3) Purchase a new PC / laptop that is Windows 11 ready. (Effortless but expensive)
4) Sit on Windows 10, until it is unsupported.
Enthusiasts and early adopters will go with (1), hardware hackers go with (2), security guys will go with (3) and most will give up with (4).
For existing Mac users, there is NO benefit in purchasing an Intel Mac anymore. Would much rather wait and get a M1X Macbook Pro or Air at this point.