<i>you can&#x27;t expect OS vendors to support ancient hardware forever</i><p>That&#x27;s funny, because that&#x27;s pretty much what I&#x27;ve been experiencing with Ubuntu during the last decade.<p>Not only do I really OWN my hardware and get to decide WHEN and IF I want to spend money for a new machine or not, but the hardware support gets even more complete with every passing month.<p>To sum it up, time is on YOUR side, not on some company&#x27;s side.