PRR1950, I’m going to play Devil’s advocate here. Hackers have always targeted the largest universe of users. Since Windows 7 is no longer the “supported” OS, the vast majority of users have updated to Win 10. So the hackers are now focused on Win 10, not Win 7.
Windows 7 was one the most stable versions of Windows ever released. My three Windows 7 Pro machines are all as stable as a rock, day in and day out. I don’t have the data privacy concerns that come with Win 10. Many people do not realize that most of the changes in Win 10 built serious privacy issues into the OS. Every Win 10 computer reports all kinds of data back to Microsoft, and you cannot prevent that. You also cannot prevent Microsoft from “updating” Win 10 whenever they feel like it.
No thanks. I’ll stay with Windows 7 and I don’t care at all that Microsoft no longer “supports” it. I view support from Microsoft like the old saying, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” I will happily do without their so-called “help.”
