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Sorry about the gap, I have been traveling...
First off, is a statement I will back with money, marbles and chalk:
"Software is immortal." (qualification - it must exist on a durable medium, and there must be hardware capable of executing it. But both of those qualifications aren't the subject of the software, but its environment.)
Because of that, I consider any effort to obsolete existing software as obnoxious. As far as I am concerned, it came to a head with Windows 7 cutting off their 16 bit legacy programs. It was a clear and open choice by Microsoft, for no other reason to force legacy Windows users to buy more software from Microsoft.
Yes, 3rd party software filled the gap, but why was I being dependent on 3rd party software? Go the whole hog and use 3rd party software exclusively...
So now I use Linux. I'm barely above a N00b, but nobody will give a <redacted> if I use the same version of Linux for the next 20 years. (And I may, because I am getting a copy of the repositories (all 60 or so gigsbytes worth) to install app from whenever I want to rebuild my system.) And for my old software...A virtual XP machine. (I have an original retail XP copy of the OS, I'm not cheating Microsoft...)
My software cost now approach $0 over time, and I truly don't care if you think I'm obsolete. As to the Internet - those new USB size computers at $100 USD or less....
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