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To solve compatibility issues, Microsoft would quietly patch other people's code

Thursday November 13, 2025. 02:30 PM , from TheRegister
Long before automatic updates, the Windows 95 team tweaked third-party software to keep it running
How to get that all-important piece of software working on Windows has vexed Microsoft since the beginning of the operating system. Compatibility was king.…
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