[tbb-bugs] #21080 [Applications/Tor Browser]: The end of support for Windows XP and Vista in 2017

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#21080: The end of support for Windows XP and Vista in 2017
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 Reporter:  i139                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by yawning):

 This doesn't affect us in the short-medium term (Tor Browser 7.0a/7.0.x),
 because the next ESR series (ESR52) will still support XP/Vista.  The ESR
 after that is when the problems start.

 > the TOR project needs to start a camping to update for a new version of
 Microsoft Windows or use Tail

 Extended support for XP apart from embedded variants ended on 2014/04/08,
 which was over two years ago.  If people haven't updated or switched by
 now, I doubt anything that we say would convince them to change their
 mind.  Extended support for Vista ends in April 2017, but I'd be willing
 to bet that there are more XP users than Vista users.

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