"How much more reliable and permanent is the code you own and manage yourself?"
Even with the worst bugs I can use and reverse engineer the oldest API if it runs on my own hardware. I can turn on and access my Amiga 500, or my Apple II "APIs". There are uncountable companies running legacy software, just sometimes they need to reboot the machines or "play" a known trick to continue working.
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"How much more reliable and permanent is the code you own and manage yourself?"
Even with the worst bugs I can use and reverse engineer the oldest API if it runs on my own hardware. I can turn on and access my Amiga 500, or my Apple II "APIs". There are uncountable companies running legacy software, just sometimes they need to reboot the machines or "play" a known trick to continue working.