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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by autoexec on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:49PM (#45020103)
> Microsoft has way too much of legacy software people use, banning it all overnight will not go well at all.

A lot of legacy software was killed off with the move to 64-bit Windows. Consumers survived that and for businesses registering their software with MS isn't a problem. They're already handing Microsoft all of their company email, their documents, their spreadsheets, etc. and paying Microsoft for the privilege. MS doesn't care at all about consumers.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by pdntspa on Monday August 25, 2025 @08:09PM (#45020735)
Was it? WOW64 runs 32-bit software fine enough. Or are you talking about 16-bit applications?
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ethbr1 on Monday August 25, 2025 @07:28PM (#45020475)
MS is now competing against businesses that see their users as profit centers. (Google, Meta, Apple)

Windows was never going to go another way than this.

Users who care about hardware and/or software freedom should be on linux.

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