Monday, 5 June 2023

Windows XP's adventures in the afterlife shows copyright's copywrongs

Intellectual property law crushed by zombie horde

Opinion  On April 8, 2014, Emmanuel III Delly, the Primate Emeritus of Babylon of the Chaldeans and erstwhile Primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, departed this life, in the full expectation of an eternal life to come. On the same day, another entity entrenched in the lives of millions also passed away as Microsoft declared Windows XP to be EOL – end of life. This being technology rather than theology, the afterlife kicked in straight away. Nearly 10 years on, XP is still remarkably healthy and this illustrates a truth that commercial software companies try to deny.…

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