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I can’t imagine it’s worth supporting the vanishingly small install base of Windows 7/8 machines out there. I can’t particularly imagine why there is any appre

I can’t imagine it’s worth supporting the vanishingly small install base of Windows 7/8 machines out there. I can’t particularly imagine why there is any appreciable Windows 7/8 user base outside of enterprise machines that are, like, running CNC mills and will just never need to be updated.

Someone1234 4y ago
It is less than 2% combined (7, 8, and 8.1) according to the most recent Steam Survey. Plus all three are EoL from Microsoft, and are now losing Electron support which Valve said is a motivator.
- sho_hn 4y ago
  > are now losing Electron support which Valve said is a motivator. Steam doesn't use Electron, it uses the older CEF to integrate Chromium (but your basic point stands).
smolder 4y ago
Why? Because every new version of windows comes with more invasive features, less user control, and more processes doing stuff you didn't ask for, for purposes that aren't in your interest. Also, some machines that came with win 7 might still work perfectly fine for a bulk of someone's Steam library, yet would struggle with win10 and even fail compatibility with 11. I can't say I'm interested in maintaining a win7 steam box at this point, but I do sympathize with holdouts, as I'm deeply disappointed (though unsurprised) with where windows has been going since then.
- yokoprime 4y ago
  Windows 7 went out of extended support 3 years ago. That means no security patches and poor support for newer titles. If people want to run something else than Win11, Linux has good support on steam
  - dontlaugh 4y ago
    Windows 10 still has far better compatibility than Linux, with few downsides. Especially if you play with friends that are on Windows, it’s the only way to guarantee you aren’t the odd one out not being able to try a new game. Or even play an old one after an update.

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I can’t imagine it’s worth supporting the vanishingly small install base of Windows 7/8 machines out there. I can’t particularly imagine why there is any appre

by perardi 4y ago

Someone1234 4y ago
It is less than 2% combined (7, 8, and 8.1) according to the most recent Steam Survey. Plus all three are EoL from Microsoft, and are now losing Electron support which Valve said is a motivator.
- sho_hn 4y ago
  > are now losing Electron support which Valve said is a motivator. Steam doesn't use Electron, it uses the older CEF to integrate Chromium (but your basic point stands).
smolder 4y ago
Why? Because every new version of windows comes with more invasive features, less user control, and more processes doing stuff you didn't ask for, for purposes that aren't in your interest. Also, some machines that came with win 7 might still work perfectly fine for a bulk of someone's Steam library, yet would struggle with win10 and even fail compatibility with 11. I can't say I'm interested in maintaining a win7 steam box at this point, but I do sympathize with holdouts, as I'm deeply disappointed (though unsurprised) with where windows has been going since then.
- yokoprime 4y ago
  Windows 7 went out of extended support 3 years ago. That means no security patches and poor support for newer titles. If people want to run something else than Win11, Linux has good support on steam
  - dontlaugh 4y ago
    Windows 10 still has far better compatibility than Linux, with few downsides. Especially if you play with friends that are on Windows, it’s the only way to guarantee you aren’t the odd one out not being able to try a new game. Or even play an old one after an update.