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Microsoft supported Windows XP for 12 years. They didn’t even need to use the “LTS” branding. (That may have changed now that they’ve moved to rolling updates
by WalterGR 8y ago
Microsoft supported Windows XP for 12 years. They didn’t even need to use the “LTS” branding. (That may have changed now that they’ve moved to rolling updates.)
Neither Apple nor Google do anything comparable.
- taeric 8y agoYeah. I feel Apple and Google are a large part of the wave that destroyed this behavior. They both took major kudos for their rapid release cycle. I almost think people thought it was fun to constantly update, for a while. To their credit, it used to be somewhat safe to do.