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http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/ezine/IBMBackwardCompati... has a very good observation, though:
"The reality is that backward compatibility is only possible if there are enough users paying […] for it."
It is the same for Microsoft. If, for example, several big customers would want 16 bit support on x64, I'm sure they would provide it.
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http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/ezine/IBMBackwardCompati... has a very good observation, though:
"The reality is that backward compatibility is only possible if there are enough users paying […] for it."
It is the same for Microsoft. If, for example, several big customers would want 16 bit support on x64, I'm sure they would provide it.