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A better analogy is Microsoft word. The original source code was lost. It’s now relying on a reverse engineered code base from someone outside of Microsoft.
by ianai 7y ago
A better analogy is Microsoft word. The original source code was lost. It’s now relying on a reverse engineered code base from someone outside of Microsoft.
- tramtrist 7y agoIs this true? I've never heard this before.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- bentcorner 7y ago"Original source code" is an imprecise term for a project that has been under development for decades. But your claim is verifiably false: https://computerhistory.org/blog/microsoft-word-for-windows-1-1a-source-code/ https://computerhistory.org/blog/microsoft-word-for-windows-...
- caspper69 7y agoPerhaps you are remembering this incident (which involved Equation Editor, a component of Office): https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-appears-to-have-lost-the-source-code-of-an-office-component/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-ap...