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Windows 7 still has 25% market share, apparently, at least according to https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.asp... (no clue if that's a reasonable source or not, but probably not TOO ring). Seems a little premature to drop support?

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Yeah, but how many of those are developers? I'm sure there are some, but nowhere near 25%.

Windows 7 EOF was January 14, 2020

Windows 7 is supported until 2023.

No, that's Windows 8.1. Windows 7 is toast. See here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/13853/windows-lifec...

No, Windows 7 is still supported until 2023. At at minimum for all companies that are paying for windows support automatically.

As a consumer, I have an old Windows 7 laptop that I use once a month or less (don't need to travel much lately). I can tell you that it's been continuing to run windows updates all year long after the EOL. It's a major issue for me to use the laptop because it's running updates for hours whenever it's taken out of storage :(

Sucks for some individuals, but I guess those companies paying for support for Windows 7 can do the same for python support if they require it. At some point those volunteering their support probably want move on.

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