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Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, and users are urged to switch to Linux (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] 0x0@lemmy.zip 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"Most browsers, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, have already ended support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1."

To me Millions of flies can't be wrong: eat shit. is a crappy argument but at least they're

"If your current hardware can't handle Windows 10 or higher for some reason, you can switch to a Linux-based operating system. The vast majority of Linux distributions come with Firefox as the default browser."

[โ€“] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 19 hours ago

I mean, it's a lot of work to make security updates for a browser on an operating system that doesn't get security updates anymore. Why spend money fixing the weapons on a sinking ship?