Re: Comparison
"Whaaaaat...? If we pretend Microsoft is the actual party responsible for "hardware configurations", then actual hardware for things like CNC, diagnostics, facility controls, PoS, medical equipment, etc. have been abandoned being left on, at best, Win7 (but realistically WinXP or WinCE)."
That is EXACTLY right - you're pretending. I actually *am* responsible for the maintenance of three 3D printers and one CNC milling machine, and it is COMPLETELY on the manufacturer to continue driver and support updates on these machines. Which they DON'T. Indeed, one company, the milling machine, was bought out by one of the major players in the industry...and then quickly discontinued, even the supplies! We're now on our own to acquire supplies that include the bits, but luckily the machine was common enough in my industry to gain enough third-party interest that some of these third-party companies are willing to pick up the now-discontinued supply chain.
Microsoft NEVER wrote the drivers for the CNC, nor the communications interface software for (2) of the 3D printers. Yet folks like you take Microsoft to task when these programs break, or even fail to update to keep up with the latest in OS technologies.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
