Re: Why?
That is the problem. The physical equipment lasts a lot longer than the OS. I still have to be familiar with W95 on some systems also Windows NT and Windows 2k. You just don't connect any of it to the internet.
As an example the helldesk today is supporting a computer problem on a 1982 CNC machine. Sadly there is no easy way to upgrade the computer.
As for warnings we routinely warn against everything. Otherwise you get sued for failure to warn. "You didn't tell me pouring gasoline (petrol for our British friends) on a fire is dangerous."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
