Breaking backwards compatiblity

[deadalnix]

Le 10/03/2012 06:47, Walter Bright a écrit :
> On 3/9/2012 8:40 PM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
>> On Windows though, even if you relied on bugs twenty
>> years ago, they bend over backward to keep your app
>> functioning. It is really an amazing feat they've
>> accomplished, both from technical and business
>> perspectives, in doing this while still moving
>> forward.
>
> I agree that Windows does a better job of it than Linux. MS really does
> pour enormous effort into backwards compatibility. You could
> legitimately call it heroic - and it has paid off for MS.

Micsrosoft being incompatible with mostly everything, they sure can't 
afford to not be compatible with themselves.

This is of strategic importance for microsoft. I don't think this is as 
important for us as it is for microsoft (even if it is).