DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
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DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
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Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#2While this article is dated, a more appropriate reference would be the Windows/DR-DOS kerfuffle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#3The author of that article says "I know from personal experience that today [2005] Microsoft takes application compatibility very seriously".
And if you want to install Windows on a computer that already has a Linux distribution installed (dual-boot), then Windows will replace the existing boot manager, making it really difficult to boot Linux. That thing used to happen then, and it still happens now (2015).
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#4Ugh, first time i have really experienced what others have complained about. the text really needs more contrast.
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#5No one is going to let facts get in their way of an anti-microsoft circle jerk.
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#6The author of that article says "I know from personal experience that today [2005] Microsoft takes application compatibility very seriously". And if you want to install Windows on a computer that already has a Linux distribution installed (dual-boot), then Windows will replace the existing boot manager, making it really difficult to boot Linux. That thing used to happen then, and it still happens now (2015).
That's not the same thing as application compatibility.
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#7See also the "Halloween Memos": http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20070127202224...
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#8Oh man, Andrew Orlowski? I remember that IE7 story, it was absolutely a beat-up and it just confirmed for me he wasn't much of a reporter!
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#9The author of that article says "I know from personal experience that today [2005] Microsoft takes application compatibility very seriously". And if you want to install Windows on a computer that already has a Linux distribution installed (dual-boot), then Windows will replace the existing boot manager, making it really difficult to boot Linux. That thing used to happen then, and it still happens now (2015).
Yes, it's annoying, but it's not app compat. And dual-boot is pretty far outside the mainstream, I don't blame them for not building out other boot loader detection and integration. Other bootloaders change frequently, and windows install discs come out maybe every two years. It's better to have consistent behavior (windows install WILL wipe your MBR) than sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, and when it doesn't work everyone says it worked for me, etc.
Re: DOS Ain't Done Til Lotus Won't Run? (2005)
#10The author of that article says "I know from personal experience that today [2005] Microsoft takes application compatibility very seriously". And if you want to install Windows on a computer that already has a Linux distribution installed (dual-boot), then Windows will replace the existing boot manager, making it really difficult to boot Linux. That thing used to happen then, and it still happens now (2015).
I don't see how those two things are in any way connected. The point they were making is that you might even be able take a Windows 3.1 app (but definitely a Windows 95 one) and run it on Windows 8.