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axus on Feb 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: FAA says 737 MAX operator discovered loose bolts i...

Not the worst analogy. Microsoft Windows did turn out pretty well after 20 years.

FerretFred on Feb 9, 2024 | [–]

The Stasi would love the telemetry features that M$ Windows provides as standard!

vundercind on Feb 9, 2024 | | [–]

First release: 1985

20 years later: 2005

Current consumer Windows in 2005 was late-lifecycle WinXP, so this actually checks out.

It just got a lot worse again some time after that.

whalesalad on Feb 9, 2024 | [–]

can't tell if this is satire or not

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