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Just playing devil's advocate here but Interix according to the Wikipedia was supported by Microsoft until Windows 7 (1999 to 2010). I wouldn't call that "bough

• taspeotis 3y ago
  > supported by Microsoft until Windows 7 (1999 to 2010) The 2022 Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 were maintained until 2023: > Windows 7 Extended Security Updates 2022: January 12, 2022 - January 10, 2023 [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/windows-7-eos-faq/windows-7-extended-security-updates-faq#what-are-the-coverage-dates-for-the-three-windows-7-esu-skus- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-clien...
  • dtech 3y ago
    If something was bought in 1999, and updated and released for more than a decade, "bought and extinguished" is incredibly misleading.
    • taspeotis 3y ago
      No argument there? I am pointing out Windows 7 got an extra 13 years of support after 2010.
• RachelF 3y ago
  True, I was being glib, but the devil's in the details here - unfortunately, it was very hard to use after Microsoft bought it. It became unreliable, and the licensing was hard to understand for customers who wanted to use it.