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I think you mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_compatibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_compatibility and not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P
by smrtinsert 10y ago
I think you mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_compatibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_compatibility and not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence.
- rich_harris 10y agoActually now that I read both definitions, neither is quite right. Perhaps a better metaphor would be dissolvable stitches – you need them when your wound is open, but once it heals the stitches vanish. If anyone can help me out with a less gross version of the same metaphor I'd be grateful!