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Re:Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper that ... by ahoka on Thursday November 13, 2025 @04:21AM (#45912680)
Anyone remembers Active Desktop?
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Re:Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper that ... by habibur on Thursday November 13, 2025 @05:17AM (#45913078)
Windows still has Active Desktop, doesn't it?
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Re:Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper that ... by pjc50 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @06:07AM (#45913464)
I believe that went out with Internet Explorer. You certainly can't set your desktop to a web page any more.
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Re:Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper that ... by denverllc on Thursday November 13, 2025 @08:20AM (#45914584)
They main purpose of active desktop was to claim IE was an inextricable part of windows
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