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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:53:13 -0400, WolfFan wrote:

> 1. You don’t have to junk Win 10 if you don’t want to. I have XP and 7
> machines running, MS bailed on them a long time ago but they still work,
> I just have to be careful. ... because they run $150,000 imagesetters,
> that’s why. The imagesetters are very picky about their drivers (not
> really drivers, long story, but the imagesetters won’t work without
> them) and still work, and management will NOT be replacing them as long
> as they work.

Would you entrust mission-critical business functions to obsolete, 
unsupported software?