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		lostmsu on Jan 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phon... Further than they siloed it before, yes. In comparison to the competition (which sadly withdrew for other reasons), they are extremely far behind: Windows ME worked fine with hardware and drivers from Windows 95. But the whole problem is the consequence of Linux not having a stable driver interface.

vetinari on Jan 25, 2022 [–]

There are many adjectives that could be used for Windows ME, but "worked fine" is not one of them. Whether with Win95 drivers or its own.

lostmsu on Jan 25, 2022 | [–]

I've certainly used modem drivers from Win 95 in Win Me

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