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Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code by justapassenger on Thursday December 31, 2020 @07:08PM (#25598885)
It’s not only QA. It’s approach to legacy features.

Apple is removing frameworks like crazy, forcing apps to update or die. Windows takes backward compatibility extremely seriously.

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Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code by FridgeSeal on Thursday December 31, 2020 @07:52PM (#25599354)
The trade off there is that Apple can then perform a major architectural shift in a single fell swoop because it’s not carrying around silly amounts of legacy cruft. Endless backwards compatibility isn’t always a benefit imo.
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Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code by justapassenger on Thursday December 31, 2020 @08:05PM (#25599502)
That works if your os is used by geeks. Doesn’t fly that well if you need solid, long term stable platform to build your solutions on top of.

Edit: typo

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Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code by EricE on Thursday December 31, 2020 @11:12PM (#25600784)
lol - Yup, Mac's are only used by geeks. /s
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