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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: How do people live with MS Windows ????
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 07:51:40 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 17 May 2024 09:25:32 +0200, Marco Moock wrote:

> Another bad thing about old software is that it often runs on old
> hardware only. That means you need to have working spare parts in your
> stock and that will be hard to find after decades.

Some people like to tout the excuse “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The 
potential trouble with that is, if/when it does finally break, they are 
liable to discover they have no idea how to fix it.