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>A computer is a tool, such as a hammer. Would anyone argue about the age of a hammer if its in good working condition?

The computer is not a tool ‚such as a hammer‘, since the progress in computer innovation obviously outpaces the progress in hammer innovation.

It is all about the features, not the age. You are definitely not crazy for using whatever tool you enjoy using, though.



>It is all about the features, not the age

Tell that to someone doing basic tasks such as reading textual articles online and sending emails via some gmail web interface


I'm not recomending anything to anyone.

I'm pointing out that the reason most people buy new computers don't apply to hammers at all.


Only as a side note, about the use of "legacy":

https://jdebp.eu/FGA/legacy-is-not-a-pejorative.html




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