User question about continued adoption of end-of-life Windows versions
Key claims
- Asking why users continue to run outdated Windows versions like XP and 7 despite mainstream support ending.
- Modern computing is constrained to a few dominant operating systems and browser standards, which fundamentally rely on legacy languages like C/C++ to function properly.
- BSD is incapable of producing functional commercial products.
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- /g/109442389 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 219 replies Asking why users continue to run outdated Windows versions like XP and 7 despite mainstream support ending.
- /g/109462359 ↗ live · archive dismissive evergreen 16 replies BSD is incapable of producing functional commercial products.
- /g/109459438 ↗ live · archive cynical evergreen 13 replies Modern computing is constrained to a few dominant operating systems and browser standards, which fundamentally rely on legacy languages like C/C++ to function properly.
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