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> I can use Windows drivers from Windows XP era. Try that on Linux.

Linux has a model where all drivers should live in-tree; if we account for that, then yes, most devices that worked on Linux in 2001 will work on Linux today.

> And I can run any win32 binary, regardless how old is it. Try that on Linux.

Yes, Linux also has excellent compatibility with old win32 binaries. This is partially a joke and partially not.




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