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Unmaintained desktop applications also have their set of problems: typically a major OS upgrade will tend to kill some apps for good (I bought several > 300€ li
by thibaut_barrere 12y ago
Unmaintained desktop applications also have their set of problems: typically a major OS upgrade will tend to kill some apps for good (I bought several > 300€ licenses and had that issue in the past, both on Windows and Mac OS X). Unless you pay for yearly maintenance (which will go away too if the company shuts down), you end up stuck as well.
Well - at least you could run some emulator in a VM if you want, technically I can still run some oldies in DosBox :-)
- dasil003 12y agoI came here to say this too. Basically your only hope is to understand the ephemeral nature of software, and place your long-term bets on standard formats with the understanding that no digital application and workflow will survive more than a decade. Even dealing with just data you have to be prepared to convert and modernize. Digital media is new, and its lossless nature has fooled people into thinking it's permanent, but without careful planning to refresh both physical media and formats, it's far more volatile than historical media such as books.
- Jare 12y agoIt's still way better than 1.5 months warning before everything (including your data) is gone.
- thibaut_barrere 12y agoAgreed... This trend is a bit crazy. Fotopedia even offered a 10-day (!) notice in the middle of august.