RIP, Windows 7: Microsoft ending update and security for popular operating system - GeekWire

Panzer was taking his late morning nap when he was rudely shaken from his kitty bed by crying and yelling coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile and following all the noise took him to the Geek Wire site. There he found a post about Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.

According to Geek Wire's Nat Levy, Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is officially dead. The life support was turned off on January 14. Microsoft will no longer provide system updates, security updates or technical support. You are officially no longer a Microsoft customer. But wait ... Microsoft says all we need to do is buy a new computer and the Windows 10 operating system and they'll let you back in the family!

Why do humans put up with this?

Of course, there is an exception in Windows 7's demise. Businesses can pay $25 a year per computer for Windows 7 security updates (but nothing else) for another three years.

Panzer says, "Easy. Nothing to it ... but a big wad of cash. There goes my catnip budget for the rest of the year."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the lengths, bring a quarter of tea and six muffins.

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