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Why is it impossible to build a new Windows 10? Shouldn't that be an area of great interest to Microsoft? What other endeavor would give Microsoft as great a le
by angleofrepose 7y ago
Why is it impossible to build a new Windows 10? Shouldn't that be an area of great interest to Microsoft? What other endeavor would give Microsoft as great a leap forward as a ground up rebuild of the operating system?
- shadowgovt 7y agoMicrosoft doesn't need to build Windows 10 from the ground up; they have a Windows 10.
- linguae 7y agoIt's not impossible, but it will take an enormous amount of effort to replicate. Consider the ReactOS project, which strives for compatibility with Windows Server 2003. I use it occasionally in a VM and it is roughly at par with Windows 2000/XP, but this project has been going on for over two decades (granted, the target has moved over the years; originally it targeted Windows NT 4.0 if I remember correctly). It will take years of work for ReactOS to reach compatibility with Windows 10.
- contextfree 7y agoThey tried for 9 years and eventually (rightly or wrongly) gave up: http://joeduffyblog.com/2015/11/03/blogging-about-midori/ http://joeduffyblog.com/2015/11/03/blogging-about-midori/