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61 points

Isn’t it insecure to run such an old version tho? (Since it stopped recieving updates years ago)

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44 points

Stockholm syndrome windows users trying to justify their toxic relationship to microsoft (colorized circa 2020).

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It’s insecure (in more ways than one) to be running Windows in general. If you value security to a high degree you probably shouldn’t be using Windows.

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embedded editions can get you extended time on older windows versions

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Well, security doesn’t matter for a media device like that. The exposure is so minimal that it might as well not exist.

Hell, considering I really only use it to pirate shit maybe once a month nowadays, my main desktop PC isn’t even on enough to matter; I could keep any old OS on it.

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64 points

If it is connected to your router it’s a point of ingress.

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The risk of getting a attack via the router is very low these days

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14 points

Why not run a minimal distribution like Alpine if you’re just torrenting?

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