>>>Fully-up-to-date version? What do you mean by that?
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>>Last known patches applied. That's all.
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>I do wish they had updated OS installers that had fairly up-to-date patches from time to time.
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>Then your customer could buy them on eBAY or from counterfeiters or wherever for many years after MS ended support.
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>I wouldn't touch one of those systems at a customer site though. I will not take the responsibility for what can happen (that a lawyer (aka bottom-feeding dirt-bag) will convince a customer was your fault).

Fair enough. That's your "policy" and your users know it.
The point is that Microsoft has this "duty" more than anyone else, and I truly believe they fail their customers by not making these things available. eBay and counterfeiters should NOT have to be PRIMARY sources for anything a legitimate business may need.