maddie (MOVED!) :QueerCat: :verifiedtrans:
@mjdxp@snowdin.town
Some of you may be wondering why I've been posting about Windows 7 all day. It's because support for extended updates, as well as support for the POS Ready version, is ending next Tuesday. Along with Windows 7, Windows 8.1 will be losing support next Tuesday (January 10th). Many people are still either using Windows 7 or 8.1, despite their age. Once support ends for them, the only officially supported Windows versions will be Windows 10 and Windows 11, which are both filled with user unfriendly features meant to make Microsoft more money. Lots of people who were relying on support for 7 and 8.1 will have to choose between upgrading to Windows 10 or 11, or choosing an alternative operating system such as macOS or Linux. The true end of life for Windows 7 and 8.1 won't really come until most mainstream programs drop support for them. Google has announced Chrome will lose support for Windows 7 shortly after January 10th. Firefox will likely still support Windows 7 for a few more years, as they did with XP and Vista. Windows XP still technically remains usable today thanks to a dedicated community which creates software for it, with the Mypal browser being the main reason why you can still use Windows XP without much trouble. Mypal also works on Windows 7, and some people have said they plan to continue developing Chromium for Windows 7, but we'll have to wait and see what happens.
