Not the OP but I think their point is that while you might not think a quarter of a century is that long of a period, relative to most products in tech, it is a

Not the OP but I think their point is that while you might not think a quarter of a century is that long of a period, relative to most products in tech, it is a stupendously long time for a product to be still in use. It would be like using a phone from 1996 today.