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by 0x1d7 11 days ago
> What does Windows offer these devs that is missing in Linux?

A stable ABI. Then there are the specifics to the apps you're mentioning (i.e., decent color calibration support, memory management, display drivers).

We saw what happened with OS/2 supporting DOS/Win16 apps. Why bother with writing anything for OS/2 and lock yourself into a smaller market?

But this has been discussed to death on HN, if you search for it.