Windows 11 is a confusing mishmash of old and new – and that means Microsoft needs to make some difficult decisions
Blame Windows 8
Source: techradar.com
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The Format dialog is another temporary solution in Windows that stuck around for 30 years
Dave Plummer, a Microsoft veteran, shared a story about porting the Format dialog from Windows 95 to Windows NT. What was intended as a temporary solution ended up lasting almost three decades.
Source: neowin.net
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Microsoft forgot to update this Windows feature for 30 years
The Format drive dialog box was only supposed to be temporary in Windows NT. A software developer has recounted how it came to be nearly 30 years ago.
Source: theverge.com
"Temporary" disk formatting UI from 1994 still lives on in Windows 11
"It wasn't elegant, but it would do until the elegant UI arrived." It never did.
Source: arstechnica.com
A bit of Windows UI from 1994 still lives in Windows 11
The disk format dialog box has remained almost unchanged for 30 years.
Source: tomsguide.com