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mdotca t1_jaa9n20 wrote

Archive.org is doing an amazing job preserving. At least there are still ways to get the old programs.

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morganm7777777 t1_jaac635 wrote

You can bet newer versions are probably built atop older versions for efficiency. I don't see the advantage to them of doing this and it might leave them more vulnerable to exploits that carry forward.

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odilasa OP t1_jaammk2 wrote

I just find it a bit unnerving to think they're using any and all data to them for 'Sydney', with no way to parse the OS knowing full well 'shes' coming to desktop.

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RevBem21 t1_jaaou57 wrote

They can't because all they do is change the paint now and again. It's fundamentally the same OS being resold time and time again.

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mhornberger t1_jaat5rc wrote

I'm not sure of the point. Those OS's have been surpassed, in terms of stability, security, memory management, etc. I guess some businesses may depend on programs that only run on these legacy systems, but that vulnerability is more of a problem than their inability to find a new Win2K install disk.

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UncleJoshPDX t1_jaazpcx wrote

I doubt they would want to, because it would mean open sourcing vital chunks of the current operating systems they're shilling.

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Person__100_ t1_jab34fl wrote

As others have said they can’t because it’s a security and a copycat risk. But even if they somehow could without those risks. They wouldn’t because it would take revenue from current versions (10/11) which are ad-supported and have the Microsoft store built in and encouraged. It’s much more likely to become a completely free OS rather than open.

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Character-Education3 t1_jab4aj5 wrote

We should've never upgraded past 3.1. That were the days. Peak PC I tells ya!

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Deep-Thought t1_jabiz8i wrote

My take is that any software that is older than a decade or not actively maintained or sold for profit should be required to be open sourced.

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buttymuncher t1_jabpuh5 wrote

Don't think they can, Windows 10/11 is built on those older versions as such would present a major risk

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BetStatus9940 t1_jabqwlz wrote

Putting Ubuntu on a decade old windows machine worked and ubuntu linux updates etc and has same GUI as Windows does or operates like mac more but is free and works and

I can boot up either one and Ubuntu and memory stick is all u need.

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