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Because of the ancient hell that is FAT32. And yet you own at least one device which is FAT32 to this day. You nearly have no choice. Two class-action lawsuit
by ArkyBeagle 11y ago
Because of the ancient hell that is FAT32.
And yet you own at least one device which is FAT32 to this day. You nearly have no choice.
Two class-action lawsuits I'd like to see:
Open NTFS.
ext4 support on all versions of Windows.
- justinlardinois 11y agoWhat would be the grounds for a lawsuit about either of those things?
- digi_owl 11y agoMicrosoft, being the single biggest supplier of desktop operating systems, are holding back interoperability by not supporting file systems that are freely implementable on other platforms. Supposedly one reason Google do not have SD slots on their Nexus devices is to avoid getting into a patent quarrel with Microsoft regarding FAT.
- justinlardinois 11y agoI can't imagine even the best lawyers finding grounds to sue someone to force them to support a technology. And as for patents...again, the way to deal with that would be to wait for Microsoft to sue for patent infringement. Lawsuits aren't some magical tool you can use to shape reality in your image.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoOh, I understand completely. But just wait 'til you have to face a borked FAT32 file system in a customer system. It's unpleasant.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoThere are probably no firm legal grounds for either. But it would, IMO, be very much in the public interest. FAT32 is a real problem. Most cameras and such manage to do an orderly shutdown but one of these days...