Hi Dark, Again, I really think you're misrepresenting Microsoft here. Microsoft actually spends a huge amount of resources supporting older products. For example, one of the reasons Windows Vista was delayed as much as it was is because MS temporarily stopped its development in order to fix major security problems with Windows XP. If MS really behaved as you described, they would have just released Vista two years early and dropped XP. Instead, they've actually extended XP's support to 2014, ecause they understand that it's very popular. Of course, by then, XP will be 13 years old. Imagine running Windows 98 today. It wouldn't be a very pleasant experience. Technology moves on, and we need to at some point move along with it.
If that's a problem, there are a few DOS operating systems that have been in development for several decades. Since unlike Windows, DOS operating systems are very simple, you shouldn't have too many bugs to worry about... I'm exaggerating here of course, but if that's the attitude most people had, we'd still be using teletype machines and command prompts. On 12/12/11, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Agreed William, this is just what I mean. > > As far as I've ever found out microsoft is frankly just concerned with their > bank balance and don't give a dam about their customers accept as a > statistic. > > And lets not get on to their production methods, what they pay the people > who actually assemmble! pc parts or the like. > > The only reason I use windows is for convenience sinse most things run on > it, which is I suspect why ninety percent of people do, not necessarily > because I actually like microsoft at all. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willem Venter" <dwill...@gmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] plans for an updated Lone Wolf > > >> Hi dark. >> Microsoft only invests development time where they stand to gain or >> lose money. For the most part, even dropping support for vb was based >> on the fact that they were forcing developers to switch to vb.net so >> they could sell them a new set of development tools. The basic >> programming syntax stayed the same, but they changed the developement >> libraries to not be the same as those used with vb6. They did improve >> the software with vb.net, but vb6 wasn't making them enough money to >> justify fixing the security wholes and bugs for vb6. >> >> >> >> Assisting developers or users of code to run a 10 year old program >> does not gain them much sales, so they will invest the development >> time somewhere else. This is also part of what drives the changes to >> the user interfaces. They tell their customers "see it looks >> different, so it is new" where as most of the code is reused over >> windows versions. >> >> I agree with those who said that for innovation to happen we need >> change, but change does not always indicate something better. >> >> >> On 12/12/11, Dallas O'Brien <dallas-obr...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> actually, the better codes, = better gaming possibilities. so yes, it >>> makes a different. >>> dallas >>> >>> >>> On 12/12/2011 23:13, dark wrote: >>>> Frankly dallas where games are concerned, I couldn't give a monkies >>>> how good the newer codes are. >>>> >>>> As I said, I don't really care about how powerful or anything else a >>>> system is, I care about what I can do with it. >>>> >>>> That's why i stil have a snes, sinse I can play all the game i rather >>>> like on it, despite it being no where near up to the standard of >>>> todays games' consoles. >>>> >>>> As I said, I just would like microsoft to acknolidge this, perhaps >>>> with a compatibility pack option that could be downloaded for those >>>> who needed it. >>>> >>>> Beware the grue! >>>> >>>> Dark. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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