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Old 02-28-2014, 04:24 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by pl001 View Post
You two are confusing "support" with "supply the latest version of the software". Yes, you need to upgrade a 12 year old OS to get the newest version.

But yes, point taken, IE is not "supported" as well as Chrome or Firefox in that regard. But keep in mind all the major browsers are free so it's not a hardship by any means.
Very well then, how do you define support?

And why is it so obvious to you that older OS versions don't deserve the latest version of a software that is fully capable of running on the older system? I would understand if a program is simply too resource-intensive/complex/requires libraries not available for older systems/something, but if Chrome and FF both find it technologically feasible to support WinXP, then Microsoft can do it so.

The only reason they don't is because of politics! Why?
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