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1. Andrew (bookseller era) (ajroach42@retro.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 06:04:10 UTC Andrew (bookseller era)

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   • Coyote of the Snows
   • Sir Garbagetruck

   @gedvondur @Truck

   Our experiences have been different, and I must acknowledge that my experience is not universal.

   Some of the software I use on a daily basis is much better than it was 15 years ago, but I can't think of any improvements in the last 10.

   I'm glad your experience has been better.

   • Ethan Blanton (elb@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 06:04:10 UTC Ethan Blanton

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     • Coyote of the Snows
     • Sir Garbagetruck

     @ajroach42 @gedvondur @Truck I was making exactly this 15-versus-10 year argument earlier this week.

     My first smart phone brought me capabilities I hadn't previously had. My newest smart phone ... does the same things.

     The environment I use on my desktop computer today is not meaningfully different from what I used in 2005, however, and you can see the close resemblance from there to what I used in 1995.

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   • Coyote of the Snows (gedvondur@hulvr.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 06:04:11 UTC Coyote of the Snows

     • Sir Garbagetruck

     @Truck @ajroach42 Heh, I've been using word processors since 40 column on the C=64 and I write for a living.

     I can tell you, from personal experience, that the word processor I use today is better than the one I used 20 years ago. Or even five years ago.

     Is the support cycle for consumer software and hardware short? I'd say that's a fair assessment. Enterprise? Better supported, longer cycles.

     I'm not sure a blanket "its gets worse and worse" is warranted.