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Re:Moving from Macbook to Linux by Sunspark on Friday November 20, 2020 @07:51PM (#25166928)
Why can't you? I'm writing this from Windows 7 as we speak. I also have 10 installed on this PC. I prefer 7. I have SMB1 and RDP turned off, I'm not really worried it'll get owned through my router either. I don't use anti-virus either, but then again, I also don't run random exes that arrive in email or through an ad.
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Re:Moving from Macbook to Linux by rovr138 on Saturday November 21, 2020 @02:42AM (#25168371)
They literally say why on their post.
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Re:Moving from Macbook to Linux by Sunspark on Saturday November 21, 2020 @10:21AM (#25170161)
No, what is listed are the concerns they have with W10 but they don't say what is preventing them from using W7 if they really want to.
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Re:Moving from Macbook to Linux by rovr138 on Saturday November 21, 2020 @01:30PM (#25171632)
>I wish I could have used Windows 7 forever :\

Probably the fact it's an unsupported OS,

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-7-end-of-lif...

    As of January 14, 2020, your computer running Windows 7 will still function but Microsoft will no longer provide the following:
      Technical support for any issues
      Software updates
      Security updates or fixes
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Re:Moving from Macbook to Linux by sleepydog on Saturday November 21, 2020 @08:18PM (#25174039)
Aye, I don't use win7 because it's unsupported. Microsoft also updated it automatically when I wasn't looking.

I don't really care enough to support windows 7 myself; as I mentioned, the only reason I have Windows is for video games, so as long as I'm still getting video driver updates, Win10 could be the worst OS in the world and it wouldn't bother me too much.

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