I disagree completely. If software genuinely hasn’t needed to be updated since 2000, it’s solid, dependable. It’s a hammer. I use the same hammer I use today I used 20 years ago.
It’s a tool, not a gimmick. Think the UNIX tools used billions of times a day we don’t even think about.
Hammers don't have security issues, which is where the analogy breaks down. Sometimes, these UNIX tools haven't changed much on the outside, but they are getting updates.
If you look closer though, the BSD and GNU variants of common tools have diverged. And while I like BSD's conservative approach, some of the GNU features are damn useful.
It’s a tool, not a gimmick. Think the UNIX tools used billions of times a day we don’t even think about.