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Skriven 2005-01-31 08:28:26 av Tom Walker (1:202/1324)
     Kommentar till en text av Ross Cassell
Ärende: IEXPLORER problem
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->  TW> -> How long must Ford Motor company continue to make parts for cars it
->  TW> made x -> number of years ago?

->  TW> That depends on the Numbers still in service.

-> Actually it doesnt in reality, I do believe there is a 5 to 10 year mandated
-> time frame in which they have to.

 I have heard that "Old Wives Tale" for many years and have never been
able to confirm it. I believe it just ain't so. They are free to
Terminate support, like Chrisler did for the Simca cars they inported
some years back, At any time they want. 
OF course doing so prematurely would create a huge PR problem so they
most likely base the end point on the Sales of parts for a particualr
year/model.


->  TW> -> Should software and hardware companies continue to support old
->  TW> software or -> hardware?

->  TW>  NOW you are getting SILLY. I NEVER implied that programers should
->  TW> Support their software forever. They can od it as Long as THEY desire.
->  TW> BUT OPEN OPUR EARS AND LISTEN.
->  TW> My point is that just becasue software goes out of support that it
->  TW> DOES NOT imediatly become Worthless. And THAT is what you are
->  TW> Implying. I still use some VERY effecient and Usefull DOS
->  TW> software. Two cases i nPoint. I am still using Express Check for my
->  TW> Checkbook program and it does a great job. Sure it dosen't do all the
->  TW> FLUFF and CRAP that has Bloatewd the Windows Checkbook programs. BUT
->  TW> so What. Should I be froced to upgrade and Waste my Money jsut becasue
->  TW> YOU think one is Part of the Prolbem for not opening their wallet
->  TW> everytine someone bloats up their Software? I am also typjng this in
->  TW> Telix for DOS.

->  TW>  Do You think I should junk those programs just becasue they are NOT
->  TW> supported??

-> Nope, just dont get to irritated when they stop working on more modern
hardware
-> or operating systems.

-> I put a few DOS apps on my XP system just yesterday, I know they work, but I
-> also realize that its possible they wont work with later hardware or OS'es I
-> may obtain.

-> Hey look at me, I just bought a external floppy drive for my new computer
that
-> didnt come with one, floppy disks are no longer viable in lieu of CD-R/W,
flash
-> drives etc.. But I wanted the ability for those "what if's". I also agree
with
-> the computer makers decisions to phase them out. I suspect it wont be too
long
-> before you'll see the parallel and serial ports go away?

-> I am more dumbfounded by those (not you) who have a mentality that a
computer
-> is just a computer and they cant understand why they cant find hardware or
-> software on the shelves today that will still run on their Win95 systems. Of
-> course I am also dumbfounded by those same people who have owned this
computer
-> for 10 years and still claim to be computer illiterate.

-> Having run every consumer version of windows from Win 3.x up to XP SP2, I
cant
-> fathom why people prefer anything less than Windows 2000, factoring in that
any
-> version of Windows based on the NT kernel is far more stabler and manages
-> memory a far lot better than any version based on the DOS kernel. All that
-> stuff about XP being buggy is cockamamy bull as well. XP is as good/bad for
its
-> time as any other version of windows was good/bad for its time.

-> I know you dont like the bleeding edge, just dont crow so loudly when your
-> miles of being behind expands to being hundreds of miles.

-> ==
-> Ross
-> ICQ: 5305939
-> Food For thought:
-> Fidonet In Your Newsreader! http://www.the-estar.com:8088, For Info.
-> ... Yuk, what kind of dumb menu system is that? Oh, so that's Windows95!
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