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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by lokar on Friday September 18, 2026 @09:19PM (#49762400)
I think this is true, but I also believe the original people who built it are not the people in charge now.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by pjmlp on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:36PM (#49763079)
Like most projects, anyone that thinks Linux or Steam will stay as they are when the generation that started it all is gone, is in for a surprise.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by joquarky on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:55PM (#49770804)
I'm convinced that this is causing a lot of problems right now, including outside of the tech industry.

A lot of the people now in charge of large organizations have never been down in the trenches. Or even near them.

They operate in an abstract world with very little connection to reality.

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