I'd say pretty likely after two or three versions of Windows. Not to mention when it happens you'll be stuck with whatever version and Microsoft doesn't support them anymore. It usually ceases support about ten years after each release, after which you no longer get security updates and if you're online you might as well have a "hack me!" sign stuck on your back.
To put things in perspective, WinXP is ending support this April: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/lifecycle Here's a thought experiment for you: Imagine Soft had died years ago and XP was the only version it ran in and Win7/8 gave errors. :( Now imagine the latest cool helpful software, say the latest version of ZBrush, no longer ran in XP in the latest version (because who uses that, right?) Now you're gonna have to keep one OS for your Soft antiques and one for the modern stuff. That's not gonna be fun. Granted this won't happen for several years, but better learn new platforms now before you're dead in the water. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Arvid Björn <arvidbj...@gmail.com> wrote: > What's the risk of Soft 2015 ceasing to work with future versions of > operating systems and hardware? > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Jonah Friedman <jon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Long term, that's roughly my thinking with using Fabric Engine for in >> house development. It puts that very idea within reach of smaller places. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Andi Farhall <hack...@outlook.com>wrote: >> >>> just as a shell basically with their own customization and updating, so >>> could one of the larger houses using soft not do the same thing? >>> >>> >>> ........................................................................... >>> http://www.hackneyeffects.com/ >>> https://vimeo.com/user4174293 >>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andi-farhall/b/496/b21 >>> >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_hackney/ >>> http://spylon.tumblr.com/ >>> >>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are >>> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any >>> views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not >>> necessarily represent those of Hackney Effects Ltd. >>> >>> If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither >>> take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. >>> >>> Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in >>> error. >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >> >> >
