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"When developing Windows 95, one manager bought every program available at a local software store..."

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2816273/how-microsofts-windo...



That was the 90’s, the QA was harder to do but actually done sometimes.


QA then was taken pretty seriously because, unlike today, they could not just issue a patch over the internet and expect their users to find, download, and install it. Much of the '90s was pre-internet era for many people, and it was certainly before today's world of having auto-updating apps, good search engines, etc.


In the 90's we also got to enjoy native apps.




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