XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general   
   From: Ken@invalid.news.com   
      
   On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:21:20 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 4/2/2023 3:55 am, Ant wrote:   
   >>    
   >> I still remember when newsgroup users got mad for them wanting to shut   
   >> down their msnews.microsoft.com usenet server. They backed out and   
   >> years(?) later, it was finally shut down. :( I still prefer newsgroups   
   >> over web forums. Yes, I'm an old fart. ;P   
   >   
   >It's sad to see newsgroups gone from Micro$oft's radar. Micro$oft could    
   >have sync between Micro$oft Community and Usenet. It's do-able.    
      
      
      
   Yes, it's doable, and that's the way it used to be when they started   
   with the web-based forums.   
      
   >They got    
   >the money to do it anyway. ;)   
   >   
   >I remember the days of Vsiaul Foxpro being talked about in relevant    
   >Usenet newsgroups.   
      
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