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It works for me, it doesn't "talk" with anything on the Internet, and I've got 40 years experience with the beast. Might as well ask why would anyone drive a 1964 Jaguar type-E coupe?
I didn’t ask why you use it: I asked why someone who isn’t a current user (e.g., the O.P.) would choose to use it.
 
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