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Whoa! Windows 7's market share surged, tripling in users last month (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 23 hours 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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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours 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 17 points 22 hours 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 13 hours ago

It's 100% what happened