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Re:Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux by ethbr0 on Monday October 12, 2020 @10:33AM (#24754697)
The Windows 2000 / ME debacle appeared to be the breaking point when Microsoft realized they needed to adopt a more Apple-like approach to evolving the platform.

Perfect backwards compatibility means a perfect inability to fix any mistakes of the past.

With UAC and WDM -> WDF, they finally established an intent to deprecate older (and insecure / poorly-designed) functionality.

That said, imho, the user-mode / UI/X compatibility is an absolute !*&$ show with respect to predictability. Especially in the "utility program -> app" transition, wherein the latter still aren't feature-complete. Whoever PMs over those teams should be fired.

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Re:Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux by taneq on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:50AM (#24787573)
By curious coincidence, Windows just threw me this: https://i.imgur.com/iUWoHOw.png

It's disabled the VirtualBox install that I've been running for a year or so with no issues, on the basis that it's "old software".

This certainly shows the true face of the new Microsoft.

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