“Windows 7 appears to still be running on at least 100 million machines, despite Microsoft ending support for the operating system a year ago”

–Tom Warren. Jan 6, 2021.

theverge.com/…/microsoft-windows-7-109-million-pc…

Maybe the landfill won’t be overstuffed as quickly as expected.

See also

“Monthly market share held by Windows operating system for desktop PCs worldwide from January 2017 to November 2023, by version” statista.com/…/worldwide-windows-operating-system…

It’s a dwindling effect, not just instant abandonment.