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I thought that for x86, backwards compatibility was the name of the game. Why do these new processors require OS support?
by csense 10y ago
I thought that for x86, backwards compatibility was the name of the game. Why do these new processors require OS support?
- dom0 10y agoOn a purely technical level they don't per se, however platform features like power management, graphics, ISA extensions etc. needs OS support. The latter part is pretty much just used as leverage by Microsoft and Intel (which also stopped driver support IIRC) to force people into Windows 10.