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Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by ocdtrekkie on Friday March 11, 2016 @01:29PM (#11268521)
Running an unsupported version of any operating system (as Windows 7 will be in 2017) is dangerous and stupid. Once you are no longer receiving security updates, you're basically leaving your front door unlocked and posting a sign pointing it out on the front lawn.
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Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by Silhouette on Friday March 11, 2016 @11:42PM (#11271433)
Windows 7 extended support runs to 14 January 2020.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/default...

Also, if you're relying exclusively on your OS for security in 2016 then you're already in trouble, and if security updates aren't necessarily going to be about security any more anyway then there's much less reason to be concerned about whether you get them or not.

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Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by userbinator on Friday March 11, 2016 @10:31PM (#11271268)
My experience says otherwise.
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