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So, in order to make Windows more secure, they are leaving behind 40% of their userbase on an unsupported (i.e. vulnerable) version?


Yes, I don't see how else they'd make any difference or get close to their goal without waiting 10 years for the computers to be slowly replaced.


Yes, when these PCs inevitably get exploited, the media and the general public aren't going to distinguish the versions. It will only reinforce the stereotype that PCs are insecure, get a Mac instead.




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