New article in the Economist criticizing Linux usability

[James Knott]

Andrej Marjan wrote:
> All else notwithstanding, Microsoft does have a technical advantage 
> that is important to non-technical businesses: outstanding backwards 
> compatibility at the ABI level.

Windows has a long history of breaking things with new versions.  Try 
running drivers for an older device that worked in an earlier version of 
Windows.  Often they will not work.  Same with many apps.

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