XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:09:55 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   > ... back when I was actively reverse engineering various aspects to   
   > develop cracks and patches for software that wasn't comfortable   
   > running under it but managed to run just fine on XP. Especially   
   > annoying when you have custom hardware that depended on proprietary   
   > software. Think, CNC machines that cost the owner a considerable   
   > sum. Or, in one specific case, a pill dispensing robot for a   
   > pharmacy.   
      
   Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete,   
   unsupported software?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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