• tourist@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Must really have been super shit if you remember how awful it was 20+ years later

      Anything in particular that sent you over the edge?

    • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 months ago

      Its gimmick was that it was compatible with Windows apps, and an easy transition for Windows users. It didn’t really live up to that promise. Wine was not nearly as mature then as it is today, and even today it would be pretty bold to present any Linux distro as being Windows-compatible.