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> they could have emulated it

What's the cost/benefit of that? How much would it cost to build it and how much could they make?

You can theoretically do ANYTHING... but a business exists to make money...

Why does Microsoft support 16bit? because - without a doubt - someone is paying them for that "extra" support.

When you make a business decision - don’t pretend it was a technical one. That’s why it’s a bullshit excuse.

"Technical" is part of the excuse... Don't pretend that the "only" reason a company chooses to not do something is "technical".

As I said... there are many reasons - and a company exists to make money.

If they decide not to do something that doesn't make them money? It's not a hard reason to see why...