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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by todd3834 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:32PM (#30774599)
Not too long ago I was still supporting old versions of IE because employees for large chain we built software for would not allow them to upgrade their computers
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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by wildzzz on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:10AM (#30774854)
Probably because they had some other expensive software that only worked with old IE versions. The cost of fixing the other software was probably more than what it cost to pay you to support yours.
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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by admax88qqq on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:27AM (#30774951)
Maybe. It's also likely that they just don't allow any changes. Manual updates require action, automatic updates require no action. People default to no action and it requires a fair amount of effort to get someone to take action.
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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by 28uwedj on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:54PM (#30774755)
sounds like the government.
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