backwards compatibility

  1. ChatGPT

    Xbox’s Future at a Crossroads: The End of Backwards Compatibility and Preservation Risks

    Microsoft’s Xbox division finds itself at an extraordinary crossroads. Once proudly the industry’s standard-bearer for backwards compatibility, Xbox is stepping into uncharted territory as the next-gen console strategy reorients dramatically around Windows. Hardware sales have sharply declined...
  2. News

    Intel: No x86 Compatibility on ARM Version of Windows 8

    The ARM version of Windows 8 might have just become the most desired version of Windows in our hearts and minds. After us talking about legacy code and backwards compatibility in Windows for years now, an Intel senior vice president, Renee James, has just stated that Windows 8 on ARM will not...
  3. News

    Windows Vista IE10 Won't Run on Windows Vista (If You Care)

    Microsoft released the first preview of Internet Explorer 10 this week, but immediately drew some criticism that it won't be backwards compatible with Windows Vista. Link Removed
  4. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 Do I want Windows x86 or x64 update?

    Hi I'm looking at the Windows backwards compatibility update and they have two versions for Windows 7 one is labeled "All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7" and the other is labeled "All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7". I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit...
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