In case it's not clear, "7" and "7 home" are the 32-bit versions. It took me rather longer than necessary to figure that out.
Instead, it now appears, the leading contributor to the virally spreading infection were Windows 7 machines that hadn't installed a critical security patch Microsoft issued in March
I'd guess a lot of those who don't install updates on 7 were greatly turned off by the aggressive Windows 10 upgrade promotions and other unwanted features Microsoft were trying to sneak by as security-related. Those still on XP didn't have to worry about that either.
I remember a memorable analogy about the nature of Windows updates: "they aren't just like vaccinations --- there's also a large chance of making you grow an extra 3 ears, lose one eye, and turn your skin bright green."
If only Microsoft had two "update channels", one for features and the other for security-only fixes...
Instead, it now appears, the leading contributor to the virally spreading infection were Windows 7 machines that hadn't installed a critical security patch Microsoft issued in March
I'd guess a lot of those who don't install updates on 7 were greatly turned off by the aggressive Windows 10 upgrade promotions and other unwanted features Microsoft were trying to sneak by as security-related. Those still on XP didn't have to worry about that either.
I remember a memorable analogy about the nature of Windows updates: "they aren't just like vaccinations --- there's also a large chance of making you grow an extra 3 ears, lose one eye, and turn your skin bright green."
If only Microsoft had two "update channels", one for features and the other for security-only fixes...