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Why is the DOS path character "\"?(blogs.msdn.com) |
I much prefer Apple's approach with the switch to UB: they put in an emulator for PPC apps which basically sucks, thereby creating motivation for switching apps to the new format while still technically supporting legacy software. Now, in the upcoming version of OSX, that emulator cruft is being removed (last I checked).
if you've got old programs that you really can't do without, then stick with older versions of windows.
Removing the old cruft means that old apps stop working; some of those old apps are quite good, and it seems a shame to reinvent the wheel (rewrite new versions of old applications) for each OS release, so I'd definitely favour a balanced approach to removing old APIs (where balanced means trying to assess the amount of applications still in use that are likely to be affected by the change).