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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by RedShift1 on Monday September 26, 2022 @06:32PM (#32989468)
The whole point of an OS is to provide a stable API to use.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by newtritious on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:45PM (#32990094)
This has never been true. The point of an OS is to manage the resources of the computer on behalf of the user.

API stability sometimes serves the end user, and sometimes does not. When it does not, it should not be maintained.

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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by kcb on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:12PM (#32990623)
Being able to use the app you want to use serves the end user pretty well.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by newtritious on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:23AM (#32996544)
Yes, that’s the point here. A few end users can use an app the developer has abandoned, at the expense of the millions.
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