@cmuratori in re: your article, you can still run MS-DOS apps on Windows 7, but only x86 versions; x64 Win7 doesn't have 16-bit emu.
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@cmuratori an open platform which would suffer from major app compatibility problems (forget MS-DOS, try running x86 native apps on ARM!)...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori ... and major performance issues (exhibit 1: the average contemporary Windows machine.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori in terms of the release cycle, MS had to decide between an open product they could never ship, or a closed one that they could. -
@vogon Strongly disagree. Do you have a blog? If you want to put your arguments down more completely, I could respond more thoroughly.
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@cmuratori ultimately it's fair to sit 8 out, but it's pushing it to cast this release as the general-purpose computing Alamo. -
@vogon I would say the opposite. It's pushing it to suggest we should not be alarmed. - Show replies
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