[mkonecny]

I wonder if theres an inflection point where using older operating systems cause you to be more resilient to viruses - presumably because malicious software is written targetting more modern stacks

[belltaco]

Might be true for other platforms but Microsoft's laser focus on backward compatibility probably helps viruses.

[tjoff]

Absolutely, however that quickly goes away if anyone attempts to target you specifically.

[thereallksnmnn]

Wouldn't that strategy make you more vulnerable to targeted attacks, as the attacker does need to have (or buy) 0-days?

[flyGuyOnTheSly]

I doubt it... at least not for the next hundred years or so... as there's always going to be a script kiddie in some corner of the globe trying to implement an outdated old vulnerability.