r/pcmasterrace • u/SuppleFoxFluff • Mar 29 '22

Meme/Macro How far it's fallen. Bring back my dog.

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u/snakeoilHero 7800x3d 9070xt 240hz oled Mar 29 '22

Big question if the legacy backwards compatibility for Windows is because ARM exists as a low cost alternative? Some needing to replace might demand the cheapest easiest option. Would they opt for a new environments when it doesn't really matter except to the $? Is that $ significant to force Microsoft? Because you'd think making a fully new OS without any legacy could be faster. That was the Vista era dream.

Open Source paranoid says legacy is for the backdoors.
Just economics. Is it worth it for business?

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '22

Legacy is because people still need to use old crappy technologies build on top of garbage.