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Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Has Serious Problems

posted by n1 on Monday January 04 2016, @09:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the own-worst-enemy dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Speaking to Windows Weekly, Microsoft Marketing chief Chris Capossela explained that users who choose Windows 7 do so “at your own risk, at your own peril” and he revealed Microsoft has concerns about its future software and hardware compatibility, security and more.

[...] There’s only one problem with Capossela’s statements: they are complete rubbish. Windows 7 is no less secure than Windows 10 (it will be supported until 2020) and no less compatible with new hardware and software. In fact its far greater market share means it is developers’ priority and has greater compatibility with legacy programmes and peripherals. If Fallout 4 won’t run on your Windows 7 computer, it will be upgrading your components not installing Windows 10 which fixes that.

As for fragmentation, the only issue that creates is for Microsoft and its target of getting one billion devices running Windows 10 within 2-3 years of release.

Original article from Forbes. Article is behind annoying ads and JavaScript.

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  • (Score: 2) by xpda on Monday January 04 2016, @10:41PM

    by xpda (5991) on Monday January 04 2016, @10:41PM (#284802) Homepage

    I went to the networkworld link and only had one address blocked by uBLock Origin. Then I thought to enable JavaScript: 40 blocked.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Tuesday January 05 2016, @12:20AM

    by frojack (1554) on Tuesday January 05 2016, @12:20AM (#284864) Journal

    You must be using the default settings for Ublock Origin.

    You should step to Third party filters tab and turn on everything in the first group except the expirimental,
    Then for Ads, everything except the tirst and 4th
    In Privacy all bur first and play with third.
    Malware - pick the defaults.
    Also under Social, I run some of Fanboy's filters, just to get rid of the stupid facebook buttons.

    Ublock was never really meant to be run out of the box. You are supposed to expiriment with it a bit.

     

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    • (Score: 2) by xpda on Tuesday January 05 2016, @03:56AM

      by xpda (5991) on Tuesday January 05 2016, @03:56AM (#284946) Homepage

      I only use the uBlock filters (except Experimental), and a bunch under "my filters" including cosmetic filters. The eyedropper tool is really handy for Facebook ads, flyovers, and animated slideshows.

      • (Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday January 05 2016, @04:20AM

        by frojack (1554) on Tuesday January 05 2016, @04:20AM (#284956) Journal

        And that's why Ublock doesn't work for you.

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        • (Score: 3, Interesting) by xpda on Tuesday January 05 2016, @04:51AM

          by xpda (5991) on Tuesday January 05 2016, @04:51AM (#284978) Homepage

          Actually, it works great! I am happy to get a blank page on Forbes in exchange for a readable web.