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Re:A Cyberattack 'the World Isn’t Ready For' by sesqu on Friday June 23, 2017 @02:27AM (#14617349)
Windows XP is a red herring. No one uses it anymore, and WannaCry didn't even successfully spread from that version of Windows.

Windows 7 is the new holdout, and people aren't eager to swallow 10.

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Re:A Cyberattack 'the World Isn’t Ready For' by PakG1 on Friday June 23, 2017 @02:57AM (#14617442)
Except in countries that used XP extensively like China. Non-Microsoft parties had to create and release patches that protected against wannacry.
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Re:A Cyberattack 'the World Isn’t Ready For' by sesqu on Friday June 23, 2017 @04:12AM (#14617699)
Why? The only reason XP came up was because Microsoft went out of their way to patch it themselves.
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Re:A Cyberattack 'the World Isn’t Ready For' by PakG1 on Saturday June 24, 2017 @03:57AM (#14624799)
Because XP patches only worked on valid licenses. A ton of XP in China is pirated. So Qihoo 360 created custom patches for all those pirated versions of Windows. Weird Alice in Wonderland situation.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/15/pirated-windows-china-ru...

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