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Backwards compatibility isn't free. In this case, the root cause is probably the CPUs changing from 32-bit to 64-bit. There are costs of having 2 versions of
by wheelie_boy 8y ago
Backwards compatibility isn't free.
In this case, the root cause is probably the CPUs changing from 32-bit to 64-bit. There are costs of having 2 versions of all of the system libraries - maintenance dev time, RAM usage, battery life, etc.