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> So many people commenting on this article seem to have fundamentally misunderstood what the situation/scenario even is

Agreed 100%. Those people have overlooked that this is about attempting to run apps on an unsupported OS. And when printing, the OS attempting to gaslight the user into thinking the fail is his fault for not connecting a printer.




The apps are being run on a supported OS which doesn't have all features. Your framing is bizarre.


If this app supported Xbox OS, then how come:

"The app that the user installed on the Xbox was probably tested primarily, if not exclusively, on a PC"

??

Note that Xbox OS is not Windows. If an app says "requires Windows", then it means requires Windows.


How do you somehow both have a strong opinion about "deceiving users" and completely fail to understand the difference between a platform/OS and a device?




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