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Also, Windows containers are a thing (not that I’ve ever used them). Shouldn’t it be possible to containerize old games bundled with versions of win32 libraries

Also, Windows containers are a thing (not that I’ve ever used them). Shouldn’t it be possible to containerize old games bundled with versions of win32 libraries that were stable when the game was released? Then the games could be run in perpetuity so long as the low-level interfaces needed by the container runtime is maintained.

keyringlight 1y ago
Windows containers are definitely a thing, but I think the implementation is at the "how to draw an owl: draw two circles..." stage and needs a lot of "...now draw the rest of the owl" in terms of being usable to the general consumer audience where their eyes are likely to gloss over if you say "go and install docker desktop". Having a simple method to maintain old software as usable would be beneficial, but it's hard to see what organization would want to do work to make it happen. Legacy compatibility is one of windows biggest strong points, neatly containing 'old windows' and providing the best experience for it would solve the puzzle of why users should stick with windows if MS did want to prune the core OS without giving users reasons to move away.