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Re:Reflections of an “Old” Programmer by monksy on Friday October 07, 2016 @03:10PM (#12663179)
Most programs that existed before (lets be real.. programs were replaced with web apps now) defaulted to being offline only, or would sync. I miss those days.
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Re:Reflections of an “Old” Programmer by khedoros1 on Friday October 07, 2016 @06:59PM (#12664588)
> I miss those days.

Ditto. I like having a copy of a program that no one but me has access to modify, and I like that I don't have to rely on my ISP to use my computer. If I like a program, I don't want it to change until I choose to change it. I don't want to be A/B tested, marketed to, etc. I'd rather buy a license and be happy =)

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