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I have a machine still running XP!
Oh yes I do.
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You miss a lot of sexy icons
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"miss" or "don't receive" ?
I'm always subject to the second, but never the first. Elephant 'em and their marketing-driven strategies.
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Slow Eddie wrote: Most of the bugs in it will probably be fixed by then.
In less than 5 years?
I find such optimism both refreshing and amusing. Why would they start such a thing now?
MS OSes become unsupported and obsolete and they still have plenty of bugs.
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Probably create a VM with it to have a look. I am not doing any active Windows dev at the moment, so no real need. My primary OS is not Windows so no upgrade in sight anyway.
Microsoft is very creative in keeping their business models current. More power to them. Many of the businesses that create for the Windows OS will see an importunity to do the same. Life is good in the Windows eco$ystem. 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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With the dropping of IE11, I'm concerned the old Microsoft Money will no longer work. I use MS Money to manage all my financial accounts.
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I have a Windows XP 32-bit virtual machine built specifically for that sort of situation. Some software that I use occasionally will not install on 64-bit machines (probably something to do with a 16-bit installer).
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Slow Eddie wrote: Most of the bugs in it will probably be fixed by then.
What, in Microsoft's long history, gives you that idea? They're still busy introducing new bugs in Win10!
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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You are probably right.
But one can always hope. 
"Out of the blue and into the black" - Neil Young
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reminds me that Microsoft has known bugs that they have made public notices that they have zero intention of ever fixing. lol
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Slow Eddie wrote: support for Windows 10 is dropped
At that point I imagine there will be a worldwide class action against MS for mis-selling Win10, which was explicitly marketed as "the last version of Windows". If they require people to move to another version (especially with different hardware requirements) through auto-updates the fallout will be huge. ... won't it?
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I certainly hope so!
Broken promises. Sheesh!
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I'll upgrade to W11 when my desktop and laptop need replacing. Both are 7 years old, so it's likely they'll be replaced by 2025. I won't replace HW just to run a new OS.
Slow Eddie wrote: I refuse to help debug windows 11 for Microsoft.
We've been doing this since Windows 3.0, so why stop now??
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Will you have to unlock half of your coworkers with paid DLCs? 
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Mmm... let me check the work contract fine prints...
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No, but there is a Desk Layer Charge, a Do Lease Chair, a ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Super Lloyd wrote: ...onboarding is Monday 11AM
There are some companies where they confuse that with waterboarding all the time.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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that's the CIA... I (will soon) work for EA, different letters!
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EA Guantanamo 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Best of luck, for sure. 
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I can get you a discount on an annual hall pass.
Best of luck on the new venture. Fun at any age.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Yea, way to go, exactly that! 
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Super Lloyd wrote: The only possible upgrade to that would work at Microsoft or CSIRO!
The grass is always greener, isn't it?
I've worked at a smaller company that got acquired by Microsoft. A few years later, I'm at another small company that got contract work from them.
Based on my experience, let me put it this way: I've come across a quote a few years ago that I really liked and agree with, I forget who said it, but suffice it to say that it was from a Microsoft employee reflecting back on his career. He pointed out that he knew there were very smart and competent people working at Microsoft--he just hadn't met any of them.
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