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WoW isn't meant to be cutesy (which I think you hinted at, but to be explicit for others), it stands for Windows on Windows, which is the compatibility layer be
by ciniglio 13y ago
WoW isn't meant to be cutesy (which I think you hinted at, but to be explicit for others), it stands for Windows on Windows, which is the compatibility layer between different architectures (first 16 on 32, and now 32 on 64).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_on_Windows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_on_Windows
- echohack 13y agoAh acryonyms, the death of us all.
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- codeflo 13y agoThe problem with WoW isn't the name, it's the concept itself. Some folders are shared between the two subsystems, some folders aren't. Some registry keys are shared, some aren't. If you thought the COM registration hell was fun, wait till you have a component that's misregistered twice, subtly different in each subsystem.