cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 个月前In case you've ever wondered why the Windows control panel was so awful...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1120cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1120imageIn case you've ever wondered why the Windows control panel was so awful...lemmy.worldcm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 个月前message-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 个月前Windows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 个月前The point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.
minus-squarexyguy@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前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.
Windows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
The point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.
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.