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What does this mean practically when even something as old as XP got a patch just a few months ago?

• theandrewbailey 7y ago
  Patches might happen, but don't hold your breath. It's at Microsoft's discretion. If they are asked why don't they do something about a new vulnerability on an old OS, they'll say they don't support it anymore, users should upgrade, and that will be that. (Did XP ever get Spectre or Meltdown patches?) Maybe more importantly, third parties will notice that MS isn't supporting it and is telling people to upgrade, so third parties won't support old OSes anymore.
  • judge2020 7y ago
    Companies will continue to pay for support for Windows 7 for at least another 5 years, so I don't see why Microsoft wouldn't push things like 0-day fixes to all existing computers when they fix exploits for paying businesses.
    • WorldMaker 7y ago
      Metrics are that enough companies have moved to Windows 10 that it is increasingly unlikely that Microsoft will over-extend security support for 7 like they did with XP, and the market costs are likely going to be a lot higher for support contracts.