MachineTeaching@feddit.detoGaming@beehaw.org•TIL Windows XP had specific code just to maintain compatibility with Lego IslandEnglish
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1 year agoIt’s basically the “secret” behind Windows compatibility and part of the reason ReactOS takes so long to develop.
We’ve seen this spiel a few times, companies want to move to the cloud and then don’t because it’s ridiculous and plenty of things are just fine on local machines.
I don’t lend this any more credence than all the “we’ll all be gaming in the cloud in 10 years” crap when stuff like GeForce Now was popping up.