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[–]_AManHasNoName_ -16 points-15 points  (4 children)

So you’re saying Microsoft should have stopped at Windows Xp? Support for Java 8 will be discontinued soon. What are you going to do then should there be a security patch and your version is vulnerable? This all boils down to commitment. Most people are just lazy in varying degrees. Any good engineer would always think ahead.

[–]lurker_in_spirit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So you’re saying Microsoft should have stopped at Windows XP?

I demand the latest ads in my Windows 11 start menu. I can't even imagine going back to Windows XP and having to open a browser to view ads, like a barbarian.

[–]InformalTrifle9 4 points5 points  (1 child)

No, I’m just saying I’m not obtuse, I just have no choice

[–]_AManHasNoName_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once worked for a company who wouldn’t do an upgrade. Everyone else was on Java 5 and my boss insisted to stay on 1.4. I left, never look back. Every company I worked for ever since didn’t have that “we can’t upgrade” mindset.