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I’m sure blackhats will be rubbing their hands in glee when this day comes.
by thedragonline 8y ago
I’m sure blackhats will be rubbing their hands in glee when this day comes.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 8y agoI was going to make some snide comment about black hats being excited to pwn 1% of computers or whatever W7's current market share is. Then I went and looked it up. netmarketshare.com thinks it's still above 40%, with minimal movement over the last two years. Shows what I know.
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- thedragonline 8y agoFWIW I've done some limited consulting work with senior citizens. Two observations: A) they like their systems the way they are, so changes of any kind (especially to the UI) are upsetting/unpleasant experiences, B) they are on fixed incomes so hardware/software upgrades that cost more than some de minimis amount are put off / ignored. My prediction - this cohort is going to get slammed at that EOL date.
- pkaye 8y agoThe people who don't replace their Windows 7 probably don't care about security. Furthermore I don't don't know any Linux distributions to guarantee support for more than 10 years without cost. And Apple/Google seem to take an even worse stance.
- bubblethink 8y agochromeos in particular is a mixed bag. Great for security (not privacy though) while supported, but only supported for about 5 years. This is for x86 hardware, where traditional distros will support them almost infinitely. Only 32-bit hardware is slowly getting deprecated, but any x86-64 hardware that you can get your hands on is still supported by all linux distros.
- adrianN 8y agoBut the people hit by the huge botnets of unpatched Win 7 machines care.
- pkaye 8y agoIf they cared they will pay for support or switch to Win 10 or switch to another OS (but which one gives >10 years of free updates?)