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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because most people were still running Windows 7 at the time – the only reason to get it was on new hardware. And it only lasted for 2.5 years before everyone switched to Windows 10.

Also, remember Windows 8.1 existed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I miss Windows 7. I don't remember ever operating or working on a Windows 8 machine. Windows 8.1? Same. Maybe some kind of selective memory retention?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think so. Just next to nobody had it