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Re:Desktop Operating System Market Share by bostand on Sunday January 08, 2017 @02:28PM (#13351433)
It also shows what a solid OS Windows NT has been :)

Also there are many valid reasons to not upgrade from NT...

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Re:Desktop Operating System Market Share by jmiserez on Sunday January 08, 2017 @02:37PM (#13351486)
> Also there are many valid reasons to not upgrade from NT...

Not if you expose your machine to the internet!

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Re:Desktop Operating System Market Share by hedora on Sunday January 08, 2017 @02:54PM (#13351594)
I wonder about NT with nothing but up to date ssh exposed vs win 10 with nothing exposed except the pile of obscure phone home protocols you can't turn off.

I suspect NT wins unless there are unpatched TCP/IP exploits.

I wonder what percentage of in-use ATMs make a similar bet.

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Re:Desktop Operating System Market Share by dom0 on Sunday January 08, 2017 @05:34PM (#13352475)
~0, because ATMs are not connected to the internet.
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Re:Desktop Operating System Market Share by herbst on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:23AM (#13354439)
Not sure if you are serious. But a OS without security updates for years is almost always much worse.
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