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Windows 7 was peak desktop Windows. Server 2012 R2 was the peak on the server side. Everything after has been downhill.



Why'd they add "R2" to the end?


It's equivalent to Windows 8.1. I guess they didn't want to call it Server 2013 instead.


Still on Windows 7! Gonna keep using it until it gets rooted, then format and install linux.


Hopefully you have extended security updates or use zeropatch.

Admittedly I have a test rig running windows posready 2009, aka w7 with esu cooked in from the beginning for contractual reasons. It is a bit like running windows xp embedded b on a normal desktop but seems good enough that I could use it as a daily driver if I wanted to.


I gave up and installed it on some machines. Feels like a damn upgrade! Unified, customizable UI, better performance, better Search, local accounts, smaller footprint :D




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