Always false float comparisons

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 5/16/16 3:31 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
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> Ironically, this Microsoft article argues for greater precision for
> intermediate calculations, although Microsoft ditched 80 bits:
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa289157(VS.71).aspx

Do you have an explanation on why Microsoft ditched 80-bit floats? -- Andrei