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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by Const-me on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @06:57AM (#16264581)
That “legacy” i.e. backward compatibility is the major reason why people buy and use Windows. While indeed expensive to develop the platform, I think breaking it will be a disaster. See what happened with windows phones and tablets.
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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by pjmlp on Friday February 02, 2018 @12:39AM (#16288664)
Regular users only care about what is pre-installed with their hardware.

Hence why the only way Linux (the kernel) only got successful for consumers with either a browser OS or a Java OS on top of it.

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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by rbanffy on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @10:56AM (#16266253)
I still think the number one reason people buy Windows is that it's what comes with their computers. I don't see that changing.
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