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Subject: Re: Fullscreen Win11 ads
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:12:47 +0000
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On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:03:44 -0500
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

> On 11/20/2024 9:01 PM, Retrograde wrote:
> > 
> > Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11
> > for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October,
> > 2025. Earlier this year, Microsoft started using fullscreen prompts[2] to warn
> > Windows 10 users about the support cutoff, and now it’s using similar prompts
> > to try and tempt people to buy a new Windows 11 PC instead.
> 
> I'm still running Windows 7, and plan to continue to do so, maybe even 
> for years to come.  I'm done with Windows, I'll give Linux a shot when I 
> must switch.
> 
> I still know "XP forever" people...  I'm wondering what they are using 
> for a browser these days, even Firefox open source projects like 
> Seamonkey have dropped XP and Vista support.

I use MyPal for most sites; for really stubborn stains I have Supermium.

(I was tempted to xpost, BICBA)
-- 
Bah, and indeed Humbug.