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I think Firefox users are much more likely to be contrarian with their software decisions. I'm not sure how much I'd be willing to extrapolate from from data on

I think Firefox users are much more likely to be contrarian with their software decisions. I'm not sure how much I'd be willing to extrapolate from from data on Firefox users to the general population

madeofpalk 5y ago
You think Firefox users are going to be more likely to use an EOL-ed OS?
- bruce343434 5y ago
  Perhaps, because win7 is known for being "the last good windows" with some privacy. It may or may not be true, but a lot of people are adamant about not using linux while also trying to maintain privacy, hence they use win7. I imagine such users would probably use a browser like firefox.
  - recursive 5y ago
    I remember when win2k was "the last good windows" and then windows xp after it. I $CURRENT-2 is always going to be considered "the last good windows".
    - shkkmo 5y ago
      Windows 8 will never be considered "the last good windows"...
      - cyberge99 5y ago
        Neither was Windows ME (Millennium Edition).
      - fomine3 5y ago
        Windows 8.1 is heavily underrated. It's the final desktop Windows without rolling release model. (Except LTSC because its license is very limited.)
    - voldacar 5y ago
      Nah there was definitely some kind of fundamental qualitative change from 7 to 8/10. I dont think the post-7 versions of windows will ever be loved like 7
    - sellyme 5y ago
      I don't recall anyone describing Vista as "the last good Windows" back in 2013.
    - HKH2 5y ago
      I still think Win2k was the last good Windows. XP was buggier and 7’s classic theme didn't look right.
    - GeekyBear 5y ago
      Win2k WAS the last good Windows. Dave Cutler was still in charge, and his attitude towards stamping out bugs is sorely lacking today.
    - beardyw 5y ago
      No, Microsoft reserves odd numbers for good versions. That's why there was no 9. 11 will be brilliant! ;)
- Schnitz 5y ago
  When Windows XP PCs started to become obsolete, one way to extend their life (at least for people that only used them to browse the web) was to install Firefox. I've actually helped someone do this when their freemail provider stopped supporting IE 8. There's people for whom a new computer is an expensive purchase and they will use it until the wheels fall off. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-support-windows-xp-and-vista https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-support-windows-xp-...

madeofpalk 5y ago

You think Firefox users are going to be more likely to use an EOL-ed OS?

bruce343434 5y ago
Perhaps, because win7 is known for being "the last good windows" with some privacy. It may or may not be true, but a lot of people are adamant about not using linux while also trying to maintain privacy, hence they use win7. I imagine such users would probably use a browser like firefox.
- recursive 5y ago
  I remember when win2k was "the last good windows" and then windows xp after it. I $CURRENT-2 is always going to be considered "the last good windows".
  - shkkmo 5y ago
    Windows 8 will never be considered "the last good windows"...
    - cyberge99 5y ago
      Neither was Windows ME (Millennium Edition).
    - fomine3 5y ago
      Windows 8.1 is heavily underrated. It's the final desktop Windows without rolling release model. (Except LTSC because its license is very limited.)
  - voldacar 5y ago
    Nah there was definitely some kind of fundamental qualitative change from 7 to 8/10. I dont think the post-7 versions of windows will ever be loved like 7
  - sellyme 5y ago
    I don't recall anyone describing Vista as "the last good Windows" back in 2013.
  - HKH2 5y ago
    I still think Win2k was the last good Windows. XP was buggier and 7’s classic theme didn't look right.
  - GeekyBear 5y ago
    Win2k WAS the last good Windows. Dave Cutler was still in charge, and his attitude towards stamping out bugs is sorely lacking today.
  - beardyw 5y ago
    No, Microsoft reserves odd numbers for good versions. That's why there was no 9. 11 will be brilliant! ;)
Schnitz 5y ago
When Windows XP PCs started to become obsolete, one way to extend their life (at least for people that only used them to browse the web) was to install Firefox. I've actually helped someone do this when their freemail provider stopped supporting IE 8. There's people for whom a new computer is an expensive purchase and they will use it until the wheels fall off. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-support-windows-xp-and-vista https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-support-windows-xp-...