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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 6 months ago

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

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Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

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As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
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    I’d still be using Windows 7 if I could.

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      I mean, you can if you want to

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        It’s not safe and all that stuff.

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          Why do people keep repeating this tired propaganda? What exactly do you think will happen?

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            No1 rule in IT security: Keep shit updated.

            Now I haven’t used windows other than managed work stuff for a decade but I would assume that the problem with the already existing nightmare of windows would be a lot worse if completely void of bugfixes.

            But if you have an insight in to an entire field where the experts disagree on the subject I’m very keen on hearing it.

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              Very simple: I’m one user.

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                Do explain. How is that relevant to not getting bugfixes for your OS?

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                  Where did I say not to get bugfixes for my OS, which is Windows 7?

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                    You don’t have to

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