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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Is that enough to "feed the upgrade machine"?
Software should be immortal, the only reason to get rid of it is because it won't do something that you need, or there is no longer hardware that can run it. Personally, I liked WIN 2000 SP4, but you can't install it easily on non-ide CD-ROM machines. For all it's limitations, it didn't have to "call home to mama" to run it.
There's antique cars, and nobody seems to yell "get a new xxx car". There's antique furniture, ditto. What's the deal about antique computing? The deal is that lots of big players can't keep sucking money if you step off the upgrade trail...
(Proud user of Word 97!)
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Well, the computing landscape has changed quite a bit. Most devices are connected these days and sharing data is much more ubiquitous.
Oh, and the newest Word does have many features that make it worth while... especially for someone that lives in it day in and out. In place previews is one quick thing that comes to mind.
The main reason for the Ribbon was to make features more discoverable. The majority of Word feature requests were stuff the software could already do, but people couldn't find it on the deep hierarchical menu.
Of course, an antique car should not be your primary means of transportation. For one they release much more CO2 and noxious gases into the environment. Secondly, they are no where near as safe as todays cars. Sure, keep your antique car, but know that it is mostly to look at and take a short afternoon drive in.
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