They said that about XP too, but I never heard of anyone getting massively pwned after support stopped.
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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I just would like to point out that you would not be using Windows 10 on or past Oct 2025. You have exactly one year to move on.
As soon as it reached end of life you know it will immediately be a huge target. Don’t let personal preference put you at risk.
laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I mean, not really? Unless someone holds onto a really bad exploit until after that point, it’ll be no different than going increasingly behind on updates, there’s no magic switch that will be thrown that makes it more vulnerable after EOL
Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 week ago
Because MS is so good at quickly releasing quality patches for every vulnerability that it’s not already a huge target?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Compared to not getting any patches at all? That doesn’t seem like a good justification for staying on something EOL.
Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 week ago
I stayed on XP until some game I wanted didn’t work (by that time, 7 was out), I stayed on 7 until some game I wanted didn’t work (by that time, 10 was out). Nothing bad happened to me. I’ll take my chances. At least until I find the time to get into Linux, whenever that may be.
nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 1 week ago
One more year of dual-booting should be plenty of time to ween off the Windows teat.
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 1 week ago
looks at self
How many other ways are my personal preferences putting me at risk?