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Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs (www.theregister.com)
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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What in the futhark is that ugly ass OS.

A ham-fisted attempt to drag the DOS world into the 32-bit era. Oh, and they needed to compete with OS/2 but Win3.11 and NT4.0 weren't going to cut it.