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From: "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in
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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:59:57 +0000
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:40:12 +0300
Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> wrote:

> Johnny LaRue to CrudeSausage:
> 
> > > That is honestly very interesting. It's looking like
> > > Microsoft is borrowing Apple's approach to support.
> >
> > Good. It's about damn time.  Very hard to move forward
> > when you are still supporting ancient hardware (and
> > software).
> >
> > And let's face it.  To have any future at all, Windows
> > desperately needs to move forward.
> 
> Progress for the sake of progress is meaningless.  Progress
> shall serve the benefit of the end user, e.g. by helping
> them use their computer, OS, and software without the
> incessand upgrade treadmill, unless they need some
> functionality that cannot be implemented on their hardware
> for technical -- rather than capitalistic -- reasons.
> 
Feh. It's a well-known business model; FWSE: 'built-in obscelence'.
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