Nickelbackro on 15 November 2009
MS deserves respect for 2 things
1. The Idea of an operating system that wasn't so bundled with the system so that it was basically firmware or so obtusely complicated that it required a degree in computer science to understand. They commoditized system software.
2. Keeping a stable framework so that even most DOS programs (that were designed for a different kernel) can still run without recompiling them 20 years later. The fact that i can run a game like Odell down under for DOS under windows 7 is just incredible and the best part is what can't be run using the native DOS VM can be run in DOSBOX.
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