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That is something you can easily research yourself and judge as to whether or not you take any given risks. It’s obviously a factor or else there wouldn’t be ‘urgent security fixes’ for current operating systems. Anyway, I was merely pointing out the fact to others who may not be aware but may want to know that there are risks attached.

Yes. Well maybe companies shouldn’t engage in planned obsolescence through software on perfectly usable devices.
 
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