Ain't it the truth ?

A Roz Chast cartoon in The New Yorker - the bearded prophet carries a sign which reads: "THE END OF YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM IS NEAR":

source: https://media.newyorker.com/cartoons/6a0387dc4ca8f0266f755ca3/master/w_1280,c_limit/a61789.jpg

I thought of this in connection with both Android and Windows (what'll Windows 10 users do when the extra year of support on Windows 10 is up later this year ?).

I just got a new Android device, it had version 15 - of course right away it wanted to update to version 16.  And I *think* I might get another version updated to 17 - and that's it.

But the problem is that the apps are jealous of the latest OS version - they want it to be a certain level or that's it, no dice.  With a previous Android device support ended at Android 11.  December 2025 this broke my banking app.  So I wasn't able to deposit kit checks via the app, I had to mail them in to the bank :(  

Now I can use the app again on the new Android device version 16, but the question is: for how long ?

The end is near, folks, the end is near !   (okay, maybe in 5 years, but that'll go by just like that :) 

Roz Chast is my favorite New Yorker cartoonist - she still abhors a white background !

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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