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On Jan. 14, 2020, Microsoft retired Windows 7 and stopped offering security updates (更新) for one of the most-loved versions of its operating system. The main reason was that maintaining them required resources and engineers. These could be expensive, especially as the company focused its efforts on new products and services.

Microsoft stopped adding new features to Windows7 in 2015, and it had regularly been reminding users of the end-of-life deadline (最后期限) and inviting them to equip Windows 10, which was growing quickly. But Windows 7 made up about 27 percent of desktop and laptops in October, 2019, according to Netmarket share, which tracks (跟踪) usage of different technologies. There are more than 1.5 billion Windows devices (装置) in use and at least 400 million of them are still running the out-of-date operating system. If Windows 7 continues to decrease at the current pace, its share will drop to 13 percent by 2021-but that’s still more than 100 million devices.

Hackers are always hunting for insecure devices, which makes us anxious. If a new bug appears in Windows 7, bad actors will have millions of devices to attack and infect with virus (病毒) at once. That’s why the company has an Extended Security Update program, which will run until January 2023. Organizations that want to continue using Windows 7 and receive bug patches have to pay $50 per device in the first year, $100 in the second year, and $200 in the third year to do so.

1. Why did Microsoft retire Windows 7?
A.No one wanted to use it.
B.It was easy to be hacked.
C.Maintaining it costs a lot
D.It was outdated and valueless.
2. How is the second paragraph developed?
A.By listing data.B.By doing research.
C.By giving examples.D.By making comparisons.
3. What is our worry about Windows 7?
A.Decrease of its users.
B.Cost for its bug patches.
C.Replacement by Windows 10.
D.Security of its operating system.
4. In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Culture.B.Business.C.Health.D.Education.
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