There is no ten year old Gnu/Linux code that I know
of that I cannot get the source code for. Today,
it is impossible to install Office 97 on a computer
without a disk that one can no longer purchase.

Also what is to prevent Microsoft from writing
Windows so Office 97 will no longer be able to
run on it? If they have not done so already?


"Patrick Schmid" wrote in message ...
Because in the Gnu/Linux world it is still supported.
Really? Post a link to a patch for a 10 year old Linux version. Not a
patch that also happens to work for a 10 year old version, but one
designed for it.

Further, we live in a world where we have to keep
track of too much stuff to begin with. It makes
no sense for people to support Microsoft so
they have to keep track of even more stuff like
reinstallation disks and Office 97 disks. In a Linux
world this is not an issue.
In the Linux world, you didn't pay hundreds of dollars for the disks. If
something is free or only a marginal cost I completely understand if you
lose track of it. If you paid for it, you better take care of what you
bought.


Patrick Schmid
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http://pschmid.net



"Patrick Schmid" wrote in message ...
Why should an almost 10 year old program (Office 97) still be supported?
10 years in the computer world is the equivalent of at least 100 years
in the non-computer world. Find me anything in the price range of Office
97 that is still being maintained & supported 100 years later.
It's not Microsoft's fault, if you can't keep any order in your stuff
and can't find your Windows disk. You should have taken better care of
what you bought.

Patrick Schmid
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http://pschmid.net

"Tom" wrote in message
:

After spending the last aggravating hour looking for
my windows reinstallation disk, I began wondering
if the billions that Gates is giving to charity is enough
to keep him from burning in hell.

Why is it that people are spending billions on
Microsoft and Office when Office 97 is no longer
even supported? Are people just stupid or is
Microsoft just evil? Why isnt Office 97 no longer
supported?

At the moment I happen to be relying on Office 97,
and it is not in the least bit comforting that Microsoft
no longer supports it.

I also know that Linux is the alternative to Microsoft
that would save people mountains of aggravation,
but since collectively people are morons or Microsoft
is incredibly evil, the vast majority of people are using
Microsoft. If Linux was the standard, people would
no longer have to worry that Office 97 was no longer
supported.

Do people enjoy having ulcers, Are people stupid?
And for how long will Bill Gates burn in hell?