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Re:The case of the critical section that let multiple thread... by vijaybritto on Sunday March 23, 2025 @01:32PM (#43454384)
Yet they've had astounding success and is the most widely used operating system. Maybe usability and ease of access are far more important than beautiful design
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Re:The case of the critical section that let multiple thread... by d3nj4l on Sunday March 23, 2025 @03:49PM (#43455366)
You can succeed despite poor taste, but that doesn't make your taste any less poor.
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Re:The case of the critical section that let multiple thread... by marcellus23 on Sunday March 23, 2025 @01:44PM (#43454464)
Design _is_ usability and ease of access.
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Re:The case of the critical section that let multiple thread... by AtlasBarfed on Sunday March 23, 2025 @02:21PM (#43454715)
Shockingly, monopolies and entrenchment in software is SUPER EFFECTIVE.

While MS isn't utterly technically bereft obviously, and they had some correct choices like backward compatibility and usability relative to imbeciles like IBM, just look at the botched execution of Win8, their security disasters, and generally superior products that got nudged out by beta-ware quality releases.

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Re:The case of the critical section that let multiple thread... by sriram_malhar on Sunday March 23, 2025 @09:27PM (#43457196)
I think it is marketing and sales muscle that leads to ease of access.
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