[kijin]

So, in order to make Windows more secure, they are leaving behind 40% of their userbase on an unsupported (i.e. vulnerable) version?

[0xCMP]

Yes, I don't see how else they'd make any difference or get close to their goal without waiting 10 years for the computers to be slowly replaced.

[kijin]

Yes, when these PCs inevitably get exploited, the media and the general public aren't going to distinguish the versions. It will only reinforce the stereotype that PCs are insecure, get a Mac instead.