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phendrenad2 on Sept 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re...

Microsoft ships an entire OS and apps too. Hard to break an API when the teams using it can walk down the hallway and yell at you.

t0mas88 on Sept 21, 2023 [–]

They go much further than that, checking and fixing compatibility with all kinds of third party software.

benj111 on Sept 21, 2023 | [–]

There's a story about them getting SimCity working on some new os.

My Google Fu is failing me though.

knallfrosch on Sept 21, 2023 | | [–]

Search for "SimCity" here

How Microsoft Lost the API War https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/06/13/how-microsoft-lost...

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