Microsoft Blocks Windows 7 & 8.1 Updates On Current Generation AMD & Intel Processors

TechGage ^ | Mar 16, 2017 | Rob Williams

[dayglored]

> NONE of computers and their parts are made in USA. Sorry, but you are CONTRIBUTING to the trade deficit if you buy laptops, computers, processors, heat sinks etc.

Guess it's back to the abacus.

[Still Thinking]

Oh, wait.....

[Scrambler Bob]

Trump to meet with Bill Gates on Monday.

[mcshot]

As cold heart asked; “OK, what date of Mfg. is considered a “modern” CPU?”
Mine is approaching 5 years.
Thanks,
mc

[sagar]

“Guess it’s back to the abacus.”

Can’t get more made in China than the abacus.

[dayglored]

Perhaps a better way to say it is:

No one expects Win7 to work on all modern hardware. Indeed, my company has bought modern computers that come with Win10 drivers for the I/O, and Win7 won't run on those machines until you find the appropriate drivers. We've all been there before.

But withholding security patches that were promised until 2020 is something else entirely. That's blackmail, or a thinly-veiled protection racket.

True, they never said it would work on all new CPUs forever. But neither did they say they were going to break an important promise to their customers.

[sagar]

“And the alternative is......?”

Just letting you know that you are contributing to the trade deficit.

[dayglored]

It’s not the date, it’s the CPU type (architecture), e.g. “Kaby Lake”. Details are in the article.

[dayglored]

> Can’t get more made in China than the abacus.

Indeed, that was my point. :-)

[Bikkuri]

<—(KDE), which are you using?

[ConservativeMind]

18.1 “Serena” - Cinnamon

[McGruff]

Now why would anyone have the newest CPUs and either Windows 7 or 8?

[Bikkuri]

I will have to try Cinn out someday.. heard nice things about it ~:~)

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[upchuck]

My personal belief is that they are so freaked out by the slower-than-expected uptake of Windows 10 that they are willing to piss off a lot of their base to try to force people to adopt Win10.

I believe you're right. Look at this chart. Win 7 and XP users still outnumber Win 10 users by two to one. Granted, the number of Win 7 and XP users goes down every month. But very slowly. Which is frustrating to MSFT no doubt.

I have read that Win 10 has had the slowest adoption rate of any MSFT OS. Interesting chart from here:

[Organic Panic]

Those dirty MFrs don’t realize small businesses rely on stable and consistent computer performance. I’m running win 7 on new machines because the support for my CAD CAM CAE CFD software is rock solid. Win 10 on one machine cost me nearly 9000 bucks. I fn hate MS even though I’m stuck with them.

AND NO!!! Before the LInux fans chime in NO!!! It won’t work with WINE.

[backwoods-engineer]

Same where I work. Our CAD/CAE software is Windows only.

[zeugma]

Good old microsoft. always thinking about their customers.

[Bob434]

me too- only keeping windows 7 for windows only programs and games- and don’t allow it access to int. except to update games or programs- I cut the network connection right after the update is done-

Windows is doing an excellent job of driving people to linux-

[Bob434]

[[But neither did they say they were going to break an important promise to their customers. ]]

There may be a lawsuit- it might be thin- but as you point out- it’s almost like extortion- Get people hooked on the drug- then tell them you are going to with-hold it unless they update to your new crappy drug