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		pmlnr on Feb 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My CAD software called home, and no-one answered, ... Because risk: if of the company going out of business, risk of the machine you're running it on break and you can't find parts. The risk which is known to people maintaining VAX systems from parts found on eBay.

ominous on Feb 20, 2017 [–]

> if of the company going out of business

This is the core of this story: he paid for it 35 years ago (or still pays a subscription) and he depends on the company existing.

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