If Steam drop Windows 7 / 8 support, they also drop Linux support. Why? read below!

[Sooh]

From Steam Itself:

This change is required as core features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.

They explicitely says that the future Steam will require Windows 10 features and security update, which Linux can't have. So what Steam will do for that? knowing that there is more Windows 7 users than Linux Users.

If steam can fix their Linux users with Proton, then why not a simple fix for windows 7? lol

Tell me what your windows 10 can do that windows 7 can't!

in 2023, windows 7 is still powerfull and there was no reason for Microsoft to make a windows 10.. why not udating windows 7 for ever? since it was the BEST windows OS.

People dont ask the good questions.. lol. they only want windows 10 and lose their Privacy.

If Steam drop Windows 7 support, they will also drop Linux support and in the future, will drop windows 10 too. This is not a good attitude lol.

Microsoft is doing the same attitude with Dx12, and a LOTS of compagny are now using Vulkan for compatiblity purpose and multiplaform or OS.

So again.. no one can tell me 1 thing windows 10 can do that windows 7 can't in 2023.

Add those line of scripting code to windows 7 and all your windows 10 functionality will work, except you'll be on windows 7 and will keep your freaking privacy.

[BionicSeaSerpent]

Originally posted by Blackpot:

Yeah, like technology works the way it have an exact day it won't work from. Strange isnt it. Misleading, they will just simply drop the support and thats the reason.

when an OS becomes old enough to be considered a teenager, it is about time people stop holding onto it. its only logical that they stop supporting software that basically nobody is using anymore. the age and usage of an operating system are factors in making an OS dead. and fun fact, Windows 7. is dead.

[Rusted Droid]

Originally posted by BionicSeaSerpent:

Originally posted by Blackpot:

Yeah, like technology works the way it have an exact day it won't work from. Strange isnt it. Misleading, they will just simply drop the support and thats the reason.

when an OS becomes old enough to be considered a teenager, it is about time people stop holding onto it. its only logical that they stop supporting software that basically nobody is using anymore. the age and usage of an operating system are factors in making an OS dead. and fun fact, Windows 7. is dead.

Dead for people like you.
Dead for people that thinks Python need higher number OS in "inf file" to run while simple patch can make it run even on WinXP.
If python developers was not D1ck5 then you will not even give a F about this topic :)
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I will laugh hard when you cannot upgrade to Windows 12 as your 10th Gen CPU cannot run calculator.exe. :)
Well puppets like you, like to lick shoes of fake marketing.

Go on defend multibilionare Ga85N that not give F about you :)

[lailaamell]

Originally posted by Rusted Droid:

Originally posted by BionicSeaSerpent:

when an OS becomes old enough to be considered a teenager, it is about time people stop holding onto it. its only logical that they stop supporting software that basically nobody is using anymore. the age and usage of an operating system are factors in making an OS dead. and fun fact, Windows 7. is dead.

Dead for people like you.
Dead for people that thinks Python need higher number OS in "inf file" to run while simple patch can make it run even on WinXP.
If python developers was not D1ck5 then you will not even give a F about this topic :)
----------------------------
I will laugh hard when you cannot upgrade to Windows 12 as your 10th Gen CPU cannot run calculator.exe. :)
Well puppets like you, like to lick shoes of fake marketing.

Go on defend multibilionare Ga85N that not give F about you :)

they need to return to dos back when pc were good dos was the peak of devlopment

[AlexTheRedScout]

Originally posted by lailaamell:

Originally posted by Rusted Droid:

Dead for people like you.
Dead for people that thinks Python need higher number OS in "inf file" to run while simple patch can make it run even on WinXP.
If python developers was not D1ck5 then you will not even give a F about this topic :)
----------------------------
I will laugh hard when you cannot upgrade to Windows 12 as your 10th Gen CPU cannot run calculator.exe. :)
Well puppets like you, like to lick shoes of fake marketing.

Go on defend multibilionare Ga85N that not give F about you :)

they need to return to dos back when pc were good dos was the peak of devlopment

acutally that be worse because there is alot of virus's on dos by now its better to start from scratch

[Hobbit XIII]

Originally posted by AlexTheRedScout:

Originally posted by lailaamell:

they need to return to dos back when pc were good dos was the peak of devlopment

acutally that be worse because there is alot of virus's on dos by now its better to start from scratch

can any of them affect dosbox?

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

can any of them affect dosbox?

you are fine running dosbox.

dosbox is an emulator, not an OS (well technically its a sand boxed OS, kinda like a VM for dos, which is also another choice you can use to run DOS outside of installing it as a main OS), dosbox is used to play old dos games, in general, you can basically drag and drop the exe of an old dos game(s) into the dosbox window and it will load and run them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox

[Hobbit XIII]

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

can any of them affect dosbox?

you are fine runnning dosbox.

dosbox is an emulator, not an OS.

thanks wanted to be sure :)

[AlexTheRedScout]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

you are fine runnning dosbox.

dosbox is an emulator, not an OS.

thanks wanted to be sure :)

oh my god

[Hobbit XIII]

Originally posted by AlexTheRedScout:

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

thanks wanted to be sure :)

oh my god

rather than make fun and make yourself look foolish in the process , could you give some basic information on potential Dosbox vulnerability?

[AlexTheRedScout]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

Originally posted by AlexTheRedScout:

oh my god

rather than make fun and make yourself look foolish in the process , could you give some basic information on potential Dosbox vulnerability?

it would't matter anyway you taken advice form a guy that's been wrong for 17 years

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

you are fine runnning dosbox.

dosbox is an emulator, not an OS.

thanks wanted to be sure :)

added more relevant info in my last comment.

but i guess i could be wrong.. lol.. /s

you can run a standalone, or you can run it through something like retroarch/ect.. those frontend's for emulators work quite nicely, compared to tons of standalones by themselves.

you can even find retroarch here on steam for free...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/


though i use the one from their site and its free as well and if you actually stick with win 7, you might want to use the one from the site, seeing as steam may or may not slowly start having connection issues later on ;)

retroarch also supports win 7 and above

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

8-9 Days till we see how things go, I can already see the inferno of angry users appearing and making bogus claims that they didn't know of the change coming.

[Hobbit XIII]

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

thanks wanted to be sure :)

added more relevant info in my last comment :)

Thanks I use Dosbox a lot and the most danger I thought could come of it was if putting it in charge of C: not that I have ever tried it even for laughs.

Originally posted by Sly Succubus:

8-9 Days till we see how things go, I can already see the inferno of angry users appearing and making bogus claims that they didn't know of the change coming.

For me I won't be able to access star wars multiplayer I am guessing. Buying games through steam would not be an issue as I discovered GoG so the interface bit will not be required.
Maybe when some games stop working I will be disappointed because of DRM magic.

Will I miss these forums ?
Probably I will likely be forced to go back into wikipedia for my fix on what to do when figuring something completely unrelated out in code.
Number of people I would miss.

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by Hobbit XIII:

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

added more relevant info in my last comment :)

Thanks I use Dosbox a lot and the most danger I thought could come of it was if putting it in charge of C: not that I have ever tried it even for laughs.

Originally posted by Sly Succubus:

8-9 Days till we see how things go, I can already see the inferno of angry users appearing and making bogus claims that they didn't know of the change coming.

For me I won't be able to access star wars multiplayer I am guessing. Buying games through steam would not be an issue as I discovered GoG so the interface bit will not be required.
Maybe when some games stop working I will be disappointed because of DRM magic.

Will I miss these forums ?
Probably I will likely be forced to go back into wikipedia for my fix on what to do when figuring something completely unrelated out in code.
Number of people I would miss.

ya, dosbox has zero control over your system, your fine using it and it was made specifically to run dos games.

i also added more to my recent comment, about retroarch if you already dont know about it.

[BionicSeaSerpent]

Originally posted by Rusted Droid:

Originally posted by BionicSeaSerpent:

when an OS becomes old enough to be considered a teenager, it is about time people stop holding onto it. its only logical that they stop supporting software that basically nobody is using anymore. the age and usage of an operating system are factors in making an OS dead. and fun fact, Windows 7. is dead.

Dead for people like you.
Dead for people that thinks Python need higher number OS in "inf file" to run while simple patch can make it run even on WinXP.
If python developers was not D1ck5 then you will not even give a F about this topic :)
----------------------------
I will laugh hard when you cannot upgrade to Windows 12 as your 10th Gen CPU cannot run calculator.exe. :)
Well puppets like you, like to lick shoes of fake marketing.

Go on defend multibilionare Ga85N that not give F about you :)

Okay "Free Thinker" why not use linux instead of contributing users to a closed source, proprietary monopoly if you are so much more aware than me? i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HATE windows and i'm here to laugh at the so called "Free Thinkers" who believe that windows 7 is the OS to run and killing support for it is a "legal deathwish" or some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like that, touch grass and shower