Re:Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud
by Aloha on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:49PM
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And the technical reason is you cant run NTVDM when the processor is in long mode, because Virtual 8086 Mode cant be run from Long Mode.
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Re:Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud
by slededit on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:51PM
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I always thought that was a bullshit excuse. They could have emulated it. Its not like 16-bit apps are on the bleeding edge of performance. Still nobody else is supporting 16-bit applications at all anymore so you have to give them credit.
Re:Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud
by wernercd on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:28AM
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> they could have emulated it
What's the cost/benefit of that? How much would it cost to build it and how much could they make?
You can theoretically do ANYTHING... but a business exists to make money...
Why does Microsoft support 16bit? because - without a doubt - someone is paying them for that "extra" support.
Re:Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud
by slededit on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:41AM
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When you make a business decision - don’t pretend it was a technical one. That’s why it’s a bullshit excuse.
Re:Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud
by wernercd on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:57PM
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"Technical" is part of the excuse... Don't pretend that the "only" reason a company chooses to not do something is "technical".
As I said... there are many reasons - and a company exists to make money.
If they decide not to do something that doesn't make them money? It's not a hard reason to see why...