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The 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

by pkaye 8y ago

The 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 ago
chromeos 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 ago
But the people hit by the huge botnets of unpatched Win 7 machines care.
- pkaye 8y ago
  If 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?)
  - adrianN 8y ago
    Companies who don't want to get DDOS'd should pay randos on the Internet to update their computers?
    - pkaye 8y ago
      They have many choices including paying randos.