Where what regularly happens? Wrong code coincidentally works and then doesn't? Which other OSes bend over backwards to the degree that Windows does in order to keep incorrect code working?
Open-source Linux is great at updating old software.
Most other OSes (Android, MacOS, iOS, game consoles) rely on versioning, which makes it easier to provide compatibility layers or at least know when a piece of software just isn't supported anymore.
Personally I think Windows should have specialized VMs for old software, so they can be compatible forever even if they have bugs.
And yet Valve has to translate Windows APIs if they want to have games, because not even the studios targeting Android/Linux care about GNU/Linux, in spite NDK having the same audio and 3D APIs available as C and C++ libraries.
All because game developers prefer to target this OS full or warts than dealing with GNU/Linux fragmentation.
Windows is roughly 25% of the gaming market and I don't know why you're bringing up Linux. I haven't ever had a console unable to play a game built for it, just Windows.
anonymars|5 months ago
detaro|5 months ago
mherkender|5 months ago
Most other OSes (Android, MacOS, iOS, game consoles) rely on versioning, which makes it easier to provide compatibility layers or at least know when a piece of software just isn't supported anymore.
Personally I think Windows should have specialized VMs for old software, so they can be compatible forever even if they have bugs.
pjmlp|5 months ago
All because game developers prefer to target this OS full or warts than dealing with GNU/Linux fragmentation.
mherkender|5 months ago