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Subject: Re: Do =?UTF-8?Q?Microsoft=C2=92s?= Copilot+ PCs Require Linux?
Date: 28 May 2024 18:23:07 GMT
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On Tue, 28 May 2024 07:35:08 -0500, chrisv wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>
>>> I thought some people still use XP..
>>
>>But for what? Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to
>>obsolete, unsupported software?
> 
> We use some XP machines at work.  They are running old test code for old
> products.  They're firewalled off the Internet...

I think if my XP box ever popped up on the network IT would show up in 
under 30 seconds with a pair of dikes. Even Win10 is frowned upon.