I have a 2009 Mac Pro Tower that I still use today. Has a bunch of software that I don't feel like buying again. It is not super fast, but it is not slow. All the software is out of date, but it still gets the job done. I can still browse all the sites I need, I suppose when the older browsers it can use stop being supported, that will be the time to upgrade.

I had taken a stats class in undergrad... did not really pay attention as I thought it had no use. While getting my masters I was obligated to take an advance statistics class. Going in, for the life of me I thought it would be a waste - it was the best class I ever took. I was able to use it in my job almost every week if not more ( most of the other classes were theoretical at best and had no real world application ). Ten years later, I still rely on things I learned in that class. Statistics should be mandatory for all in college regardless of major because it can be used for so many things.

I am not sure how intuitive or usable the old office is, but I have been using one version or another since the late 80s. I am very familiar with it and can access anything relatively quickly with little forethought. My company switched to Office 2007 and I am miserable. I use to know where everything is, but now it takes multiple clicks to get what I want done. Maybe I will get used to, I'll probably have to, but one of the key benefits for me was the model that was used. I knew that in any program I went to, if I wanted to open a document, I should go under File and I would see the open command. Whatever happens, I just hope that all the different vendors stick to a consistent model so that people will still be able to transfer knowledge of how one program works to how another works. Another bad move I thought was the new interface by Adobe, I am not liking the new Elements interface.