← Back to context Comment by skottenborg 2 years ago Out of curiosity, what use case can possibly warrant using Windows 7 in 2023? 2 comments skottenborg Reply AstroJetson 2 years ago Very old PLC controllers in a mfg plant. You would be wildly (de)(im)pressed with the amount of equipment that is tied to W7 because of dongles, etc. bovermyer 2 years ago The usual reason is business-critical software that only runs on Windows 7.Source: I've worked for multiple companies with very niche software that only works on certain OSes.
AstroJetson 2 years ago Very old PLC controllers in a mfg plant. You would be wildly (de)(im)pressed with the amount of equipment that is tied to W7 because of dongles, etc.
bovermyer 2 years ago The usual reason is business-critical software that only runs on Windows 7.Source: I've worked for multiple companies with very niche software that only works on certain OSes.
Very old PLC controllers in a mfg plant. You would be wildly (de)(im)pressed with the amount of equipment that is tied to W7 because of dongles, etc.
The usual reason is business-critical software that only runs on Windows 7.
Source: I've worked for multiple companies with very niche software that only works on certain OSes.