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tannhaeuser
20 days ago
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Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since...
Windows until 24H2 (when Edge and the last remnants of IE were replaced by Chrome) supported HTML apps [1], introduced with Windows 98 Active Desktop. They weren't used much but actually not that bad for end-user needs.
[1]:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/ms536495...
zanderz
20 days ago
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It was decent, we shipped one but switched to .net because of high dpi scaling issues IIRC
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[1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/ms536495...