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by user2634
5226 days ago
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Windows is fragmented? I use XP since 2002 and all programs are compatible. Only very recently there are problems: DirectX10 doesn't work on XP and DOS programs don't work on Windows 7. But still 99% of games and programs run on XP. Can you run a binary executable from 2002 on Linux or on Mac? How about binaries from 1995? On Windows they run just fine. |
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Windows is fragmented both at the software layer, with all the different versions of it: 2008 R2, 7, 2008, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000, Me, 98, NT4, etc. And it is fragmented at the hardware layer, with all the different hardware configurations it supports(ed): type and number of processors (64-bit, 32-bit, 16-bit), type of disk (diskless, SAS, SATA, IDE, SCSI), amount of RAM, number and resolution of each monitor, input devices (keyboard, trackpad, mouse, joystick), etc.
The fact that many apps can run on XP proves my point: despite being an extremely fragmented platform, it is possible to write an app that is relatively portable on different Windows versions and PCs.