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Whoa! Windows 7's market share surged, tripling in users last month (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 2 days ago by spicehoarder@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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As the article notes, the increase seems to be driven mainly by users in Asia, where recycling and reusing older hardware is quite common. I wonder if third-party companies are offering extended security patches there, which could make affordable second-hand Windows 7 machines more appealing for people who just need them for browsing or light tasks. It would certainly make sense given recent fiascos and Microsoft’s current stance on AI, especially with generative AI being used to develop system-level code.

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[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 31 points 2 days ago

Year of the Windows 7 Desktop?!

[–] mormund@feddit.org 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't have a link to the thread on Mastodon, but it was only in Singapore. So it is likely a troll or some glitch.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Not from Mastodon, but from looking at the map for September: Map showing 92.09% of traffic coming from Singapore is reported as coming from Windows 7

Here's a link to the rest of the map You'll have to mouse over the different countries here, but regardless of whatever the heck is happening in Singapore, windows 7 is still sitting between 15-5% in other countries across Asia. and 10 is still nowhere near the "safe" levels for EoL coming up.

[–] False@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is almost certainly a sampling error.

[–] yes_this_time@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It makes me a bit sad that there is a whole article on a (very likely) mirage

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[–] tio_bira@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Tbf proton evolving fast as he doing, soon i won't even will need windows beside my workplace notebook

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One caveat here: Statcounter provides no explanation for this unusual surge, so these figures should be treated with a certain amount of skepticism. Could there be a measurement error involved?*

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A bot farm changed their spoofing to show Windows 7 by accident. /s. But it would be funny if that's what happened

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's 100% what happened

[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

https://massgrave.dev/

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

they’re using AI to generate system level code?
holy shit this is the dumbest way to destroy civilization

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Yes indeed.

[–] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Any chance this will lead Microsoft to re-evaluate its use of AI?

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

Absolutely zero.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago

Why should we hope for that? Let’s use this moment to embrace Linux instead and never look back.

[–] NaibofTabr 5 points 2 days ago

lol no, VC funding line goes up

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