chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Yes, the OS must absolutely remain backwardly compatible and,
> no, it is not impossible to maintain compatibility while at the
> same time offering improvements in function and performance.
[ignoring the OS-war issue of "is windows v_n+1 better than windows v_n: ]
Ah, the Raymond Chen school of thought -- and while it's possible to
do this, you can end up with a lot of things that you might not at first
expect:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2007/12/14/6766451.aspx
for a fairly innocuous example, or
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/12/23/45481.aspx
for some much nastier stuff.
-- dan
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