Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop From The Landfill

On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:05:41 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

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Would you entrust mission-critical business functions to obsolete,
unsupported software?

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This is a common scenario. Significant piece of kit requires a PC to
run it. The PC is simply required to host proprietary
command-and-control software which comes with a few years' of
support included. Kit manufacturer launches new version of software
which costs many thousands and has no benefit to the user over the
previous fully working one. Especially as the business has optimised
their workflows with it and don't want to have to do that all over
again.

Surely if the hardware was that expensive and that important, and that
long-lived, the business would have been wise to lock in a support
contract for the expected useful life of the machine, that would
include any necessary software updates?

To do otherwise would not seem to be a recipe for long-term success
...