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The point is that checking of the OS name starts with "Windows 9" is a common thing that apps did. Its not about Microsoft logic, its about breaking existing a
by Eyas 12y ago
The point is that checking of the OS name starts with "Windows 9" is a common thing that apps did.
Its not about Microsoft logic, its about breaking existing apps.
They are badly written, but the only person who will pay is the user, not the dev.
- Smudge 12y agoNo, I get it. I was just extrapolating, since presumably devs are still checking if the name starts with "Windows 7", "Windows 8", etc. But maybe they're not. Either way, if it's the user's problem, it's Microsoft's problem.
- personjerry 12y agoPeople only checked for the 9 because 98 and 95 both start with 9 and it was easy to support both at the same time. Other versions can be more explicitly checked.