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by wmf 5719 days ago
I don't think Windows Phone is based on NT.

Apple and Android have shown that you can build a mainstream platform ecosystem from nothing in 2-3 years, so who needs Windows compatibility?
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nl 5719 days ago
Neither Apple iOS or Android were "build from nothing in 2-3 years".

iOS is based on OS-X, which is based on NeXT, which is based on BSD (~40 years of work)

Android is based on Linux (so ~20 years of work)

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wmf 5719 days ago
My point is that they went from zero apps and zero users to lots in 2-3 years. IMO the argument that Windows backwards compatibility is the only way to get the long tail of tens of thousands of apps has been refuted.
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nl 5718 days ago
Oh right. Yes, I agree, then.

All a new platforms needs is a great webbrowser (which these days seems to mean "port webkit") and it's instantly viable.

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