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Comment Re:Abandonware (Score 2, Insightful) 388

by skutch on Thursday July 10, 2008 @02:56PM (#24140297) Attached to: MS To Finally End OEM Licensing For Windows 3.11

It's not in a company's best interest to release an abandoned piece of software into the public domain because then it may compete with the company's supported products. e.g. Why would I buy the latest version of Microsoft Windows when I when an old-ish version which adequately suits my needs is in the public domain?

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