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One of the main reasons why Windows eventually started to collapse under its own weight was backwards compatibility. True. On the other hand, that backwards co
by statictype 15y ago
One of the main reasons why Windows eventually started to collapse under its own weight was backwards compatibility.
True. On the other hand, that backwards compatibility is an important reason why Windows was so utterly dominant for so long. It's (as always) a tradeoff.