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I don't really understand stuff like that. > The Windows trust and value proposition was always compatibility, There are other platforms, you know? If you say

by Tmmrn 13y ago

I don't really understand stuff like that. > The Windows trust and value proposition was always compatibility, There are other platforms, you know? If you say "compatibility", you might want to add "compatibility with other proprietary microsoft stuff". > low-cost devices, They could be cheaper when not being forced to pay for windows with them. > and an open architecture (to name a few). I don't really get it. Almost everything he talks about is proprietary closed source microsoft specific stuff. How "open" of an architecture is that? But then I don't really understand why people would want to tie themselves completely to proprietary microsoft technology, even if it did not change so much. Aren't there enough actual open and cross platform frameworks that people could use? Why specialize yourself to create software that does and will only ever work on windows?

gaius 13y ago
Compatibility means you can take a Win16 VB program and run it on Win64 with a very high confidence that it will "just work". This is something grown-up OSs do... If you had a program that broke between Solaris version Sun would consider that a bug in Solaris and fix it for you.
- Roboprog 13y ago
  I thought Win16 support was discontinued in Win XP??? Not so?
  - wvenable 13y ago
    Nope. In fact, Win16 code still works on Windows 8 as long as you aren't running 64bit (and that is a processor limitation not an OS limitation).
pmelendez 13y ago
You have to put his words in context. For instance when he said "compatibility" he is talking about backward compatibility which was the jargon that MS used at that time. > "How "open" of an architecture is that?" Again is a jargon that was used way before that Linux came to light. He is talking in comparison with Apple which hardware was closed.
blahbl4hblahtoo 13y ago
compatibility meant that your printer and scanner kept working...and your programs that you paid for kept working. but whatever...MS is teh sux0rz! Hah! Happy now?

by Tmmrn 13y ago

gaius 13y ago

Compatibility means you can take a Win16 VB program and run it on Win64 with a very high confidence that it will "just work". This is something grown-up OSs do... If you had a program that broke between Solaris version Sun would consider that a bug in Solaris and fix it for you.

Roboprog 13y ago
I thought Win16 support was discontinued in Win XP??? Not so?
- wvenable 13y ago
  Nope. In fact, Win16 code still works on Windows 8 as long as you aren't running 64bit (and that is a processor limitation not an OS limitation).

pmelendez 13y ago

You have to put his words in context. For instance when he said "compatibility" he is talking about backward compatibility which was the jargon that MS used at that time. > "How "open" of an architecture is that?" Again is a jargon that was used way before that Linux came to light. He is talking in comparison with Apple which hardware was closed.

blahbl4hblahtoo 13y ago

compatibility meant that your printer and scanner kept working...and your programs that you paid for kept working. but whatever...MS is teh sux0rz! Hah! Happy now?