Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in realistic terms

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:16:06 +0300, Anton Shepelev wrote:
 

rbowman:
 

Sure, hackers can figure out what does or doesn't work.
Commercial software creators don't want to deal with 'maybe it will
work most of the time'.

 
Then add a disclamer instead of crippling the software because it /might
not/ work on older OSes or hardware.

 
Yeah, that works so well. You can add a 30 point disclaimer that
FireAardvark may not work on Windows 8 and the users will still bitch long
and loud when it doesn't. In the rare case they submit a bug report bamboo
slivers under the fingernails will be required before they'll admit they
tried to use it on Windows 8.
 
I've been on both sides of the fence. When current software wouldn't
install/run on my Windows 7 box it became a Linux box.

  I think this calls for a famous quote from a newsgroup, a long, long
time ago:

Supported, known to work                -> warm fuzzies all around
Supported, known to not work            -> an <redacted>ite is in trouble
Unsupported, known to work              -> lucky today, unlucky tomorrow?
Unsupported, not known to not work      -> there but for the grace of Turing
Unsupported, known to not work          -> no, it was not deliberate ;-)

[Hi Rick!]