so how many people have windows 7?

[cheeki-breekiv1.1]

i understand vovlo gave windows 7 users a full years notice to either go to linux or upgrade to windows 10 (no screw mac os) but how many people really use windows 7? because it seems alot of people are kinda butthurt over this yet they dont use windows 7. also windows 7 bad

[Mr. Smiles]

Originally posted by cheeki breekiv1.1:

i understand vovlo gave windows 7 users a full years notice to either go to linux or upgrade to windows 10 (no screw mac os) but how many people really use windows 7? because it seems alot of people are kinda butthurt over this yet they dont use windows 7.

Oh man, Volvo cars no longer support windows 7? This is a sad day...

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by cheeki breekiv1.1:

...(no screw mac os)...

macOS

• Added "End of Life" alert for macOS 10.11 ("El Capitan") and 10.12 ("Sierra"). Steam Client support for these operating systems will end on September 1st, 2023 at 10am. See here for additional details.

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/3684547928704734445

Mac & Linux:

The technical work in this update also makes it possible to enable hardware acceleration for the Mac & Linux versions of Steam, bringing them up to par with Windows. You should see snappier animations, scrolling and more responsive UI. Linux users can try the new client out today! For Mac users, you will have to wait a couple weeks as we are hard at work getting the client ready for public testing.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/3686801719529689367

[ReBoot]

1,36% of the userbase use Win7.

[andchaos]

we were already coultin it in another topic, it goes like that:

Steam has over 120 million users (based on data: https://backlinko.com/steam-users)

according to : https://www.bloggersideas.com/how-many-windows-users-are-there-in-the-world/

in 2023 >
Windows 10/11 - 1.4 billion active devices
Windows 7/8 - 200 million active devices

Thats: 0,2/1,6 * 100% = 12,5% of devices

120 milion steam users * 12,5% = 15 milion of all Steam users

according to: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide

in 2023 >
Windows 10/11 - 94,46% of all devices
Windows 7/8 - 5,42% of all devices

120 milion steam users * 5,42% = 6,504 milion of all steam users

So the hypothetical Win 7 user base on steam is somewhere between 6,5-15 milion

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

6.5 - 15 million are on unsupported OS... Steam - we need to fix this by 2024....

[andchaos]

Originally posted by ragefifty50:

6.5 - 15 million are on unsupported OS... Steam - we need to fix this by 2024....

Exacly, thats not only a lot of potencial buyers but also customers who already payd for the service. Stoping support for a OS and blocking access for a OS, are two different things, so would be great if they can fix it.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

Originally posted by andchaos:

Originally posted by ragefifty50:

6.5 - 15 million are on unsupported OS... Steam - we need to fix this by 2024....

Exacly, thats not only a lot of potencial buyers but also customers who already payd for the service. Stoping support for a OS and blocking access for a OS, are two different things, so would be great if they can fix it.

customers failing to maintain their systems with a supported OS
are going to run into problems if they want to continue using steam...

the services will continue to be available when customers meet
the minimum requirements in 2024....
and you have 239 days notice to maintain your system with a supported OS

239 days... will you be playing games..

[Scorp]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

1,36% of the userbase use Win7.

Am using steam on two machines (one W10, another W7) and I prefer W7, more admin control, I can fix problems which w10 users cannot because hardware&other microsoft prviliages locked out to users (you'll find this stuff on MS's own support page).

People are forced to use windows10 cus most hardwares sold today comes locked with it.
So am probably, like many others, are counted as "w10" but we're still on W7. So the percentage wise is a lie, the numbers are bigger.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by andchaos:

Originally posted by ragefifty50:

6.5 - 15 million are on unsupported OS... Steam - we need to fix this by 2024....

Exacly, thats not only a lot of potencial buyers but also customers who already payd for the service. Stoping support for a OS and blocking access for a OS, are two different things, so would be great if they can fix it.

On Steam the amount of Win7/8 users are around 1.5%. You raising it to 5.4% is more than doubling it.

[suckers]

They still sold computers with 𝘞in 7 in 2013/14
As i see it; as a consumer/s rights, my computer
shall work unlimited with the os i bought it with
That microsoft abandoned e.g. 7 is illegal in my
book, so that i'm going down jan 1 [24] is fraud

[Zefar]

Originally posted by ძ'Ծȑ:

They still sold computers with 𝘞in 7 in 2013/14
As i see it; as a consumer/s rights, my computer
shall work unlimited with the os i bought it with
That microsoft abandoned e.g. 7 is illegal in my
book, so that i'm going down jan 1 [24] is fraud

Your computer will still work. Steam will just not be able to run on it due to new security features it wants to update with.

[suckers]

Originally posted by Zefar:

Originally posted by ძ'Ծȑ:

They still sold computers with 𝘞in 7 in 2013/14
As i see it; as a consumer/s rights, my computer
shall work unlimited with the os i bought it with
That microsoft abandoned e.g. 7 is illegal in my
book, so that i'm going down jan 1 [24] is fraud

Your computer will still work. Steam will just not be able to run on it due to new security features it wants to update with.

Then steam is fraud too.

[Leonardo Da Pinchi]

Originally posted by ძ'Ծȑ:

Originally posted by Zefar:

Your computer will still work. Steam will just not be able to run on it due to new security features it wants to update with.

Then steam is fraud too.

Not how fraud works, you still have access to your games, you just CHOOSE not to do what's needed to do so.

[suckers]

Originally posted by Stabra Kedabra Alakablam:

Originally posted by ძ'Ծȑ:

Then steam is fraud too.

Not how fraud works, you still have access to your games, you just CHOOSE not to do what's needed to do so.

It's how fraud works in "MY BOOK"
Security my ass. It's just sale tricks

[Leonardo Da Pinchi]

Originally posted by ძ'Ծȑ:

Originally posted by Stabra Kedabra Alakablam:

Not how fraud works, you still have access to your games, you just CHOOSE not to do what's needed to do so.

It's how fraud works in "MY BOOK"
Security my ass. It's just sale tricks

You can upgrade to Win10 from 7/8 for free. How is that a sale trick?