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Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Microsoft: heh heh heh, looks like you'll be paying me $30 for that windows 10 installation.

Me: Bitch, I'm on Windows 7, and keep ignoring the OS bitching at me to turn the firewall on!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

if that is connected to the internet, its probably infested

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

How?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

unpatched vulnerabilities

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Why are people on your LAN exploiting vulnerabilities on your computer? Don't you also have a network firewall and NAT?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

The biggest danger isn't viruses sneaking their way in, it's from the web browser and email client.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It's fiiiiiiine! What's the worst that could happen?