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Nothing, but what stops you from using DEFLATE64? Installing new software has a real time and hassle cost, and how much time are you actually saving over the l

by krapht 1y ago

Nothing, but what stops you from using DEFLATE64? Installing new software has a real time and hassle cost, and how much time are you actually saving over the long run? It depends on your usage patterns.

RealStickman_ 1y ago
Supporting old APIs and additional legacy ways of doing things has a real cost in maintenance.
- mananaysiempre 1y ago
  So does not supporting them, but the developer gets to externalize those.
  - redeeman 1y ago
    the developer is hired by someone that gets to make that decision. Ultimately the customer does. Thats why some people spend extreme resources on legacy crap, because someone has deemed it worth it.
redeeman 1y ago
what stops you from installing win95 and winzip?