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Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by bdlowery on Sunday March 24, 2024 @01:22AM (#39805311)
Step 1: stop using 14 year old devices

Like dude, a 14 year old pc would suck today. A 14 year old laptop would suck today. A 14 year old phone would suck today.

Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by allarm on Sunday March 24, 2024 @02:05AM (#39805398)
Suck for what? There’s plenty of use cases for old devices. It’s not for you (or a corporation) to decide what’s good for me.
Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by Turing_Machine on Sunday March 24, 2024 @01:05PM (#39808462)
> It’s not for you (or a corporation) to decide what’s good for me.

True, but neither is it up to him (or a corporation) to continue issuing free software updates from now until the heat death of the Universe.

Jailbreak it and use it as you will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKXN5F7dGI

(disclaimer: haven't actually tried this specific one... a web search turns up many sites that claim to show you how to do this).

Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by allarm on Monday March 25, 2024 @01:47AM (#39813132)
Yes, and this is exactly the reason why root access should be possible for every device, without jailbreak.
Re:VLC: App Stores Were a Mistake by prmoustache on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @08:39AM (#39838262)
While an entry level 14y old pc is probably a turd today, one that had mid-high specs at the time still works totally fine to this day.