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>> Back then, as in the early years ot the PC, software was mainly self-contained, single-executable extract-and-run.

Software in general? Yes. But of you tried to leave the path the manufacture prepared, then you entered a world of pain. I remember how difficult it was to connect my first smartphone around 20 years ago to my Windows PC using ActiveSync to achieve a synced calendar. Just one example of: there was no download and run solution for processes that seem simple today.




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