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Veylon


Jul
24th
2017

Odd Windows Discovery · 10:45pm Jul 24th, 2017

Did you know that Windows doesn't always run the program you tell it to run? You can double-click on an executable and some other executable might be run instead.

I've learned recently that Microsoft intends to discontinue MSPaint for some inexplicable reason. It doesn't require any maintenance to keep; they could easily have abandoned all future development and left it as a relic amongst all the other relics cluttering up the code base. It would've gone on working for many years to come.

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Thank you very much for adding Dawn to your favorites :twilightsmile:

The last president to go into battle got the White House burned down after he bit off more than he could chew. I'll take the cowards.

Rekt.

I saw you are a member of my group.
Thanks!

Thanks for the fav!

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Jul
24th
2017

Odd Windows Discovery · 10:45pm Jul 24th, 2017

Did you know that Windows doesn't always run the program you tell it to run? You can double-click on an executable and some other executable might be run instead.

I've learned recently that Microsoft intends to discontinue MSPaint for some inexplicable reason. It doesn't require any maintenance to keep; they could easily have abandoned all future development and left it as a relic amongst all the other relics cluttering up the code base. It would've gone on working for many years to come.

Read More

Report Veylon · 396 views · #windows #legacy code #musing