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Post by mikkh on Feb 15, 2023 9:18:08 GMT
While Microsoft itself abandoned support for Windows 7 (and 8) many years ago, many third party programs continued to support it, including Google Chrome - untill now that is.
With an estimated 100 million people still using the ancient Windows OS, which is more than have taken up Windows 11 so far, it's clear many people are not quite ready or able to abandon their old machines.
For those in that position, there's always Firefox and the more logical step of switching to Linux if you prefer to continue using Google Chrome.
Google seem to imagine people will rush out and buy new hardware and perhaps some will finally admit it's time to upgrade, but it seems a pretty desperate measure to me when the majority who are still using Windows 7 are doing so because they can't afford to upgrade in poorer countries. Even in developed countries it never ceases to amaze me how long people hang on to ancient computers but are quite happy to spend money on new technology for everything else.
Hardware vendors, don't expect a rush of new customers any time soon.
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Post by jazzazz on Feb 17, 2023 17:16:36 GMT
Like you pointed out, Maybe Linux MO BETTA, LOL, also MacOS, and defintely Chromebooks, my FAV device of them all. Typing on it this very moment :-)
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Post by mikkh on Apr 3, 2024 19:55:53 GMT
Now Firefox have decided to abandon Windows 7 too - well later this year anyway, putting another nail in Windows 7 coffin.
Those who can't/don't want to leave their familiar OS will still carry on using it despite their browser being out of date and insecure on some websites.
And that will be the final straw for people wanting to use secure websites like online banking, paypal and basically anything requiring money transactions.
Linux could rescue these systems but most people won't make that apparently scary step even though Linux is at heart just a point and click interface like Windows.
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