it's the mainwin/linux side of things that I worry about.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
