January 17, 20206 yr Windows 7 has been one of the best Microsoft OS; now the support is over, but that didn't stop businesses from keep using it. As a matter of fact, Windows 7 has been the de facto replacement for many Embedded systems who were deployed across the world in a period when Windows XP Embedded was slowly starting to get to the EoS path. This topic is dedicated to the Spotters, namely people who see Windows 7 or its derivatives (Win 7 Embedded) running in the wild and take a picture. We started one for XP as well when support was over: Alright, let's crack on, shall we? The first picture is from a Win 7 system running advertising. The second picture was taken today by me in Milan, Italy and shows Windows 7 in idle on the login screen:
January 18, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, FranceBB said: We started one for XP as well when support was over: To be picky (as I am, BTW) no, that (nice) thread was started no less than three years after EOS, not three days, this may be a relevant difference. 2 hours ago, Mcinwwl said: Win 7 is sooo commonplace, that I predict no fun at all in this place. Yep, that's why waiting a few years might be needed to have more meaningful entries, still the photo taken about the scaremongering since the 14th Jan is nice, particularly because it is the same day a (really serious) insecurity in Windows 10 was made public. jaclaz
January 18, 20206 yr Author On 1/18/2020 at 12:36 PM, jaclaz said: To be picky (as I am, BTW) no, that (nice) thread was started no less than three years after EOS, not three days, this may be a relevant difference. That's true, but we like you the way you are. Edited January 24, 20206 yr by FranceBB
January 24, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, KawaiiBunnyRU said: I saw lots & LOTS of windows 7 pcs in my school @FranceBB You see? @KawaiiBunnyRU It is about "photographic proof", not "testimonials", see the original thread: This said, I have seen things you people wouldn't believe. Diskless thin clients running custom OSes. I watched terminals failing to connect to mainframes with blinking cursors. All those moments ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue jaclaz
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