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Re:Software-dependent devices: do they now need expiration d... by rasz on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:03PM (#22270263)
It sure does expire its usefulness. Try running old phpBB forum, Android 4 phone, or browser from 2011. Software degrades into a point of uselessness.
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Re:Software-dependent devices: do they now need expiration d... by anon73044 on Friday February 07, 2020 @04:16PM (#22271057)
And yet, Windows XP and IE 5 still have a nonzero market share for some reason.
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Re:Software-dependent devices: do they now need expiration d... by user5994461 on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:20PM (#22271722)
Windows XP and Vista have a market share of less than 0.1% if we are to believe steam stats. https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

Either that, or steam doesn't work on these and the missing 0.1% are Windows Server OS. Turns out, software does stop working for real.

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Re:Software-dependent devices: do they now need expiration d... by ryl00 on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:54PM (#22272028)
Steam dropped support for XP and Vista last year

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFC...

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Re:Software-dependent devices: do they now need expiration d... by anon73044 on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @12:22AM (#22296288)
Steam doesn't count the 3.2 million ATMs worldwide and still far too many running XP.
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