cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 month agoIn case you've ever wondered why the Windows control panel was so awful...lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWindows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
minus-squarexyguy@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoRight. Just make a super super good compatibility layer so whatever you have next will be compatible and give up on Windows proper. They can call it Windows 360.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThe point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.
Windows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
Right. Just make a super super good compatibility layer so whatever you have next will be compatible and give up on Windows proper. They can call it Windows 360.
The point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.