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There is a difference though: The IBM PC was the undisputed gold standard for compatibility. Software typically listed the hardware requirements as "IBM PC or 1
by ssp 14y ago
There is a difference though: The IBM PC was the undisputed gold standard for compatibility. Software typically listed the hardware requirements as "IBM PC or 100% compatible". (Some non-IBM-compatible DOS hardware was sold, but it died out pretty quickly).
It doesn't look like there any similar gold standard is emerging for phones.
- nl 14y agoThat's not really true. For non gaming apps, testing on Samsung & HTCs is usually enough to cover 90% of the market. Gaming graphics makes that more complicated, but the truth is that people still find driver and game bugs on Windows.