cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 days agoIn case you've ever wondered why the Windows control panel was so awful...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down16cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
arrow-up177arrow-down1imageIn case you've ever wondered why the Windows control panel was so awful...lemmy.worldcm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 days agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
minus-squarexyguy@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoHonestly, it seems like it would be easier to contribute Dev time to WINE and just start all over with a new incompatible version of Windows.
minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoWindows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoThe point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.
Honestly, it seems like it would be easier to contribute Dev time to WINE and just start all over with a new incompatible version of Windows.
Windows/Microsoft’s biggest selling point is the backwards compatibility though. It has been the corner stone of their software development.
The point being you build something new and run the crusty compatible stuff in a sort of “virtual machine”.