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- ...that executives responsible for managing the initial Longhorn project referred to it as a literal "pig"?
- ...that Windows Longhorn build 4088 includes an early version of the .NET Managed rewrite of Desktop Window Manager that is not installed by default?
- ...that the United States government once sued Microsoft over its decision to bundle the Internet Explorer web browser with the Windows operating system?
- ...that the Windows XP team created the Watercolor theme as a decoy in order to prevent any leaks about Luna?
- ...that an updated version of Reversi (normally not preinstalled) is included in the Windows 3.1 Driver Library?
- ...that the WarpCenter shell included in OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.012 refers itself to as Lotus SmartCenter?
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Start screen in Windows 10 Mobile build 16241
Problems encountered during development led to the creation and release of a stopgap release based on a direct fork of the Creators Update. It was eventually cancelled due to a reallocation of resources towards the Windows Core OS project. (Full article...)
