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    Can you install thid 25 year old program? (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 11 months ago by GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 60 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Pretty sure Windows has more legacy components than Linux just because no nerds are updating it in their free time

    [–] Aux@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

    Windows has a lot of legacy components, because there's this Fortune 500 corporation which still depends on it in 2023. Say what you want about Windows, but its backwards compatibility is unmatched. Windows also had 32-bit x86 CPU support until Windows 10, meaning that it could still run some 16-bit Windows 3.0 apps.

    [–] Titou@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    It's updated by the entreprise not users

    [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Exactly. Profit is the only thing that matters, so things only change if they'll increase profits.

    [–] Titou@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Then why are they acting like they want to gain less profits ?

    [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

    More ads/data harvesting gives you more profit

    [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    Enterprise keeps what works. Why make it new?

    [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

    New UIs drive sales up, that's why they refresh the UI every few versions.