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by cwyers 4368 days ago
"Software doesn't wear out or breakdown like a physical good"

Well, uh, then why does Microsoft need to do anything, if it's still as good as they day it was first sold?

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> Well, uh, then why does Microsoft need to do anything, if it's still as good as they day it was first sold?

It is, it's just that it was broken the day it was first sold.

They need to fix the bugs that are being exploited by hackers. If major corporate customers are still receiving fixes why can't they be extended to every one else? After all it is the same software everyone is running.