The older computers could still use Dropbox if no changes were made to
Dropbox. No changes had to be made, because it worked just fine on the
newer machines, as far as I know. The reason most often given for dropping
support for XP is that, "You've got to keep up with today's technology." To
me, this is lame. Whatever happened to backward compatibility? The only
reason we "have to keep up with today's technology" is because the producers
of hardware and software and web sites are forcing us to do so by making
their sites and products unaccessible with what we choose to continue using
and which we are comfortable and familiar with. For instance, in order to
use Microsoft's Windows 10, which has a web browser that is not able to be
used with screen readers, you need the latest version of JAWS, which some
people cannot afford. I would rather stay with what works than forage into
what isn't as reliable and dependable. Apple, on the other hand, allows
older technology such as iPhones to work with even the newest firmware. The
4S will be phased out, but it has been around, and it still works with the
latest firmware update. Why don't others follow the same philosophy? They
would keep their share of the market, and probably even increase their
customer base if they did.
If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 8:43 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] For those using Dropbox on older computers
That's annoying
At 09:16 PM 4/26/2016, you wrote:
Hi all,
As some people use Dropbox for sharing betas and other game related things
I
felt this was relevant to the list. Over the summer Dropbox will be ending
desktop support for Windows XP computers. On June 26, you will no longer be
able to download the desktop app on windows xp or create an account with
it.
Then, on August 29, Dropbox will sign all XP users out of the desktop app
and they will no longer be able to sign in from that system. The account
will still be accessible from the online site or other devices.
Here is the page on dropbox.com with more info:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/9227
Karl
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