Yeah, it does not surprise me. The thing that does is how common the approach seems to be in big established tech companies. I mean, it generally never works out (look at IBM, Intel, Sun, and to some degree Apple).

I think that might be their plan for all their products at this point. Just existing though inertia.

Wait, they think people want Copilot? Like enough to pay money for it?

CLOWN WORLD

typical pig like people I guess?

Ministry of truth and all that.

Really the complete opposite.

Ohhh you know what would be even better. That if the article complained about ai on LinkedIn was written with ai.

Right?

I run Linux but I like my windows 7 machine for my living room.

Oh and you can not beleave me about what I did, I am used to it. Even when working at IBM (don’t recommend) I was often told I did not work there with all sorts of exsuses from in and outside the company.

You, do not. Don’t run old ass windows versions that are not actively supported. This is not a controversial statement.

Do run them, go ahead. Not supported does not mean non functional.

Your attempt to compare your usage vs the usage of a financial institution is not only a false equivocation, it’s particularly stupid in light of the fact specialized contracts exist.

I worked for 15 years in the industry (7 years in the banking division) I am very explicitly comparing nothing as both myself and most banks I worked with are using legacy software in the same way. Its about risk management and understanding what can be done to your system, running an old OS is not on the top of my risk list.

Just backup your data, manage your accounts and passwords with the idea they may be compromised. This is how people not trying to sell you something operate.

often do so under specialized agreements with Microsoft

You use chat GPT for this one? Because this does not say what you think it does.

I was the guy fixing those, no they don’t.

Funny enough, no they don’t all have enterprise level support from Microsoft. Hell the ones that do don’t use it, at the scale you are talking about you likely have the same or better support internally.

I don’t understand why you think that you can even get Microsoft support for 7 at this point?

Not sure how its done in your country, but there are very much windows 7 machines here “raw dogging” the internet. Its more about risk management then anything.

I mean we are in a world where right now the security solutions are worse then the risk of attack. Right now attacks are done mainly with social engineering and the new systems make bonzi buddy look tame.

There is little point punishing my self by changing my windows 7 machine that I like just so that I can change out old vulnerabilities with new ones. I swear software fear mongering runs half the industry right now on nothing other then inertia.

Oh, you sweet summer child.

And yet it is just fine for your banking institutions, and a surprising amount of government machines.

I think it is just lovely on my media PC in my living room.

? still works fine on my windows 7 pc.

Oh, yeah!

That’s going to be a whole thing soon. Yay.

As is tradition

I 'member.

Twas Dickity 14 or so, and I plan to make good on Microsofts words.