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dgxyz 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerab...

Might as well just use Windows 7 if the security surface is this bad on later windows.

omoikane 5 months ago [–]

Windows 7 market share was actually growing for a while according to:

https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desk...

Not sure what caused the inflection point in December 2025.

dgxyz 5 months ago | [–]

wonder if it was dumping off windows 10 machines or lay offs that did it.

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