More than half of companies still use Windows 7, which is no longer supported
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A survey of U.S. and U.K. companies revealed that as many as 53% of all companies using Windows 7 were discontinued on January 14, 2020. Technology media Ars Technica reports that 'Windows 7 is not dead yet.'
WINDOWS 7 IS DEAD.WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
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Windows 7: “I'm not dead yet!” | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/windows-7-im-not-dead-yet/
Windows 7, which Microsoft began selling on October 22, 2009, reached end of support on January 14, 2020.
Windows 7 support finally ended-gigazine
With the end of support, important support such as 'security updates and program support' will be discontinued, so Microsoft has long strongly recommended 'migration to Windows 10'. However, a survey conducted by Enterprise Content Delivery Company
Ars Technica also reported that `` Windows 7 is being used more, especially in the public sector, '' citing the case that the United States Internal Revenue Service was working to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 in 2015. Was. Also, medical devices placed in clinics and hospitals often run on Windows 7.
On the other hand, some public sectors have opted not to upgrade the OS. In 2015, the U.S. Navy paid Microsoft $ 9 million and signed a contract to continue supporting Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003, and Server 2003. The agreement had an additional clause that said, 'If extended to 2017, pay up to $ 30,842,980 (approximately ¥ 3.4 billion).'
However, Ars Technica points out that extended contracts of support like the US Navy are 'dangerous.' One example of an old OS being dangerous is the case of the ransomware 'WannaCry', which became very popular in 2017, and many Windows XP machines have been 'hostage' by WannaCry.
`` WannaCry '' of file encryption / ransom demand enters the abnormal situation where emergency patches are distributed to Windows XP due to global pandemic, current situation & countermeasures summary-GIGAZINE
WannaCry is known to have attacked unpatched Windows machines, and Microsoft hastily distributed patches to older products, such as Windows XP, which have discontinued security support. Ars Technica points out that this situation could have been addressed if the latest security patches were applied continuously.
Regarding `` Windows 7 operation status in Japan '', Microsoft Japan estimates on December 24, 2019 that `` 8.139 million units in corporations and 6.79 million units in ordinary households, a total of 14.92 million units operate in Japan '' doing. The following is the Windows 7 operating volume forecast graph announced by Microsoft Japan in
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