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"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.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217052/microsoft-windows-7-109-million-pcs-usage-stats-analytics
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" https://www.statista.com/statistics/993868/worldwide-windows-operating-system-market-share/
It's a dwindling effect, not just instant abandonment.
Fun fact whenever I go back to my parents place I still see their old Windows 7 desktop alive and well for over 10 years and they don't care it just works