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Everything I need is still in in the old settings windows that haven't changed in 23 years
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I don't know why I even bother opening the settings app
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You go deep enough and very Windows 95 looking menus pop up. Like are they building over the old system? It's all very strange.
yes they are, actually. Backwards compatibility is a huge thing in Windows, it's why you can't name files certain names such as CON, and why you can find things from 3.1 etc. still.
Fun Fact: Every single Exe today still checks prior to running whether it is Barbie Riding Club (1998) or can it run normally?
Because when you update your OS and your game breaks - you don't blame Hasbro, you blame Windows every time. You can't just call up Sierra Games and ask them to update - they don't exist anymore and so you must carry everything forward - bugs included.
I found the mind share that Apple enjoys makes this kind of inverted when things don't run right on OSX or iOS whereas android is more in the Windows boat.