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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by blinkingled on Friday October 28, 2016 @07:14PM (#12821576)
How many apps from the 90s do you know that still work on macOS?
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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by cma on Saturday October 29, 2016 @10:13AM (#12824033)
Sure, but their hi-DPI approach was much more backwards compatible capable than Microsoft's. Having apps still work, but be tiny and unreadable or haveing their UI exploded all over the place isn't a great exampe of backwards compatibility.
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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by cmelbye on Friday October 28, 2016 @07:25PM (#12821631)
Yes, backwards compatibility is great. But it does not come without a cost.
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