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Editor’s note: This article is from “ZDNet” , Author: Jing Jing, Produced by: Netease Science and Technology “State ℃” column group. Authorized release.
Win7, end of life.
From today, Microsoft officially stopped supporting Win7 and will not provide security patches or updates. However, for enterprise users who are still paying, Microsoft will continue to provide Win7 update services, not personal users.
This does not mean that individual users can no longer start the Win7 system. After Microsoft stopped the XP system in 2014, there are still users using the XP system today. But it needs to be reminded that the absence of the official update service means that users’ Win7 is in a “streaking” state and is more vulnerable to attacks.
Before the Win7 system stopped service, Microsoft officials also popped up several times and notified users to upgrade the system to Win10, and whether it is genuine or pirated Win7 can be upgraded to Win10 for free. Even so, the data shows that as of December 2019, 26.64% of users still use the Win7 operating system.
“The classic after XP is Win7.” This evaluation is enough to make Win7 a neutral name in the operating systems of all previous Windows.
The 10-year service period has expired
In October 2009, the Windows 7 operating system was officially released. At that time, I had just stepped into society after graduating from college.
At that time, the Windows Vista system was criticized. Most users still insisted on using XP system and did not want to upgrade to Vista. Win7 can be said to be in danger. However, due to Win7’s powerful features, user-friendly settings, strong compatibility and excellent performance, it has gradually won the trust of users and gained a large number of loyal users.
Data shows that in August 2012, Win7 surpassed XP with a 42.72% market share and became the most popular computer operating system. In mid-2014, Win7’s global operating system market share reached 51.22%, and instead of XP, it became a “leader”.
However, under the influence of Wannacry ransomware in 2017, the Win7 system experienced a huge landslide. From a third party DuoSecurity data from 11 million corporate users shows that among all corporate users using Windows systems, Windows 7 usage has plummeted from 65% in 2017 to 44% in 2018.
In addition, When Win7 was released, Microsoft promised to provide it with 10 years of product support . Now that the 10-year service period has expired, Microsoft has stopped supporting it, allowing resources to focus on newer technologies and experiences.
In 2018, Microsoft announced that it would stop supporting Win 7 system expansion in 2020. Starting in April 2019, Microsoft has continuously sent push notifications to users to remind them to upgrade the operating system, leaving sufficient time for users to upgrade.
Microsoft officially reminds that “Support for Windows 7 is coming to an end”. Although support is discontinued, users can continue to use computers running Win7. However, Microsoft also warns that without continuous software and security updates, computers are at greater risk of being attacked by viruses and malware. This means that after January 14, 2020, user computers that still use Win7 will be in a “streaking” state.
But even so, the data shows that As of December 2019, 26.64% of users still use the Win7 operating system.
It’s classic!
Will Win10 dominate the world?
When reminding users to upgrade to the Win10 operating system, Microsoft officials also emphasized one point: whether it is genuine or pirated Win7, you can upgrade to Win10 for free. Some netizens think this is a great opportunity for “whitewashing”.
Microsoft launched the Win10 operating system in 2015. After more than 4 years of promotion, Win10 has gradually occupied more operating system market share of laptops and desktops.
Although Win10 has been undergoing minor problems and stability has become a major problem for users since its inception, Microsoft has positioned it as “eternal life” since the launch of Win10, and has become a universal platform for all devices, including notebook computers, Mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, and IoT devices, etc., provide a seamless operating experience for these devices.
It is understood that a few days before the release of Windows 10, Microsoft CEO Nadella stated that in the future there will be only one unified Windows operating system for covering all sizes of computing devices, and the others will be merged.
According to market research agency Netmarketshare 2019The December report showed that the market share of Windows 10 systems has increased slightly, with the current market share reaching 54.62%, while Windows 7 ranks second with 26.64%, and Apple’s macOS X10.15 ranks third with market share It was 4.23%.
With the end of Win7, Microsoft needs to convert nearly 30% of Win7 users to Win10. This is an excellent opportunity for Win10, and its market share will be further increased.
The era of the Internet of Everything is here, and I look forward to seeing the ubiquitous Win10 figure.