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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in realistic
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:19:01 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:50:31 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:

> Are you a developer with intimate knowledge of the inner workings of
> Windows? Windows doesn't work that way mostly for marketing reasons.

Nobody knows how Windows works, not even Microsoft’s own engineers.

Who in the world, inside or outside of Microsoft, can answer yes to the 
first question? Nobody.