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[–] [email protected] 74 points 10 months ago (24 children)

I really doubt an average Joe would buy a new computer once the old OS goes end-of-life. Joe would just continue using an EOL system and hope everything is alright.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (17 children)

Having worked in tech fields, legacy devices as old as 20 years can pop up occasionally, functioning or not. Once was told a story where this tech was hired to fix a highschool bell system and the whole thing was running on windows 98. This took place in 2015 or so

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (11 children)

I work in a field that is considered by many high tech. I have personally seen a system in use today that duel boots windows 2000 and windows 98.

The product it's used by is old generations and the system does not have any network access but still must be supported by government regulation for several more years....

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Duel boots" lol.. now I'm imagining a sword fight going on in the BIOS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Just another turning of the Wheel every time you boot it up.

"I have won again, Lews Therin. Flicker."

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