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That “legacy” i.e. backward compatibility is the major reason why people buy and use Windows. While indeed expensive to develop the platform, I think breaking i
by Const-me 9y ago
That “legacy” i.e. backward compatibility is the major reason why people buy and use Windows. While indeed expensive to develop the platform, I think breaking it will be a disaster. See what happened with windows phones and tablets.
- rbanffy 9y agoI still think the number one reason people buy Windows is that it's what comes with their computers. I don't see that changing.
- pjmlp 9y agoRegular users only care about what is pre-installed with their hardware. Hence why the only way Linux (the kernel) only got successful for consumers with either a browser OS or a Java OS on top of it.