[coloradan]

No, but the lumber and drywall and screws and anything else I might need will still work. Unlike when operating systems are abandoned, and then new software simply doesn’t function. Imagine trying to hire a handyman to work on your house, but all of them say “nope, that’s an old house version with pipe sizes and stud spacings and drywall thicknesses we no longer work on. We would be happy to sell you an upgrade, otherwise you’re on your own.”

Suppose, also, that you had a security system but they just decided, even though it still works, nope, we no longer accept alarm signals from your outdated system, you need to buy an entirely new system.

So it is with Microsoft software.

[Dr. Sivana]

Suppose, also, that you had a security system but they just decided, even though it still works, nope, we no longer accept alarm signals from your outdated system, you need to buy an entirely new system.

Both my 2004 Chevy Venture and my wife's 2018 Toyota Avalon had phone home with car info features that I did not like. I certainly would not have paid for GM Onstar. The good news is that the systems on both were 2G, so they can't phone home anymore. Yay!