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> now it's a matter of "good luck finding a machine that still runs it." While it's great that you got to keep the software forever, that doesn't guarantee the
by mejutoco 3y ago
> now it's a matter of "good luck finding a machine that still runs it." While it's great that you got to keep the software forever, that doesn't guarantee the software has value anymore.
On a system that can be virtualized the software may very well run forever.
- dangus 3y agoI said “has value” not “runs.” I can virtualize Disk Defragmenter on a Windows 98 VM, but what value does that have? I can virtualize Visual Studio ‘97, but what value does that have? The examples of old pay-once software that has no value to today is basically endless. Even the ones that still have value eventually get an open source competitor that surpasses them. For example, Gimp is certainly better than some very old versions of Photoshop, and a modern Linux distribution is better than an old version of Windows (even if you believe Windows 11 to be the best OS currently available).