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Windows and Microsoft in general are legendary for how good their backwards compatibility is. There's this game from on windows 3.1 I like to play, and I've jus

Windows and Microsoft in general are legendary for how good their backwards compatibility is. There's this game from on windows 3.1 I like to play, and I've just got the exe somewhere, "world empire 2", it just works. This is surprisingly common. A linux binary from 20 years ago is just not going to start. Even the basic libc wouldn't be there.

harry8 10y ago
Which implies why nobody ever need worry about windows upgrades being pushed out and hosing their mission critical apps without their consent. This also implies the article is full of shit. But I guess world empire 2 wasn't mission critical for this guy..?