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C0rn3j t1_je96ukj wrote

> Windows 7 received its final update back in 2011

That's only off only by some... 9 years.

> 8.1 hasn't even been directly supported by Microsoft itself in quite some time

Yeah, Microsoft stopped supporting it uh... 2 months ago, been a while I suppose.

Maybe Logan Moore should do a cursory search before posting articles.

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yParticle t1_je97fam wrote

Also, I just updated Windows 7 again last night. It's still receiving some updates. For most people, the bigger issue is third party support falling off fast now.

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C0rn3j t1_je97jtr wrote

It hasn't had security updates for the past 3 years, it has more holes than emmental and definitely shouldn't be connected to the internet.

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yParticle t1_je99pe3 wrote

I'm sure it'll be fine, it's using a public IP which I understand is much safer than a private IP.

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C0rn3j t1_je9eesj wrote

Hard to tell when people on /r/technology are trolling.

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OfficialDamp t1_jeavrd3 wrote

There is already so much stupid people in the tech sector we do not need people purposfully being stupid too lol

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gk99 t1_jedj8hn wrote

> Maybe Logan Moore should do a cursory search before posting articles.

Article hardly needed to be written in the first place. According to the Steam Hardware Survey (which runs on a sort of delay from how rarely they get sent out, so the number is likely even lower) this makes up 1.79% of Steam users.

This will not affect the vast, vast, vast majority of gamers.

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NameLips t1_je9ubz1 wrote

I think of this whenever people say things like "I'm never going to upgrade my Windows to version Y, version X is my favorite and I'm keeping it forever!"

No. No you're not.

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Due-Resident-4588 t1_jeat2k4 wrote

If you’re using windows 7-8 it’s time to move on anyways .

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mrstubali t1_jec0y3w wrote

Windows 11 is so bad that why not just ditch them. The next iteration of windows will probably need the internet to even run.

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BrokeMacMountain t1_jee6fnz wrote

i can imagine the next version of windows being put on a chip and installed on logoc boards. Then it connects to the cloud where you access your virtual desktop.

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