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Comment by johnnyworker | Hacker News Reader

> native RAR and 7-zip file support

That's pathetic. You know what a cool OS would do? Allow the user to install datatype handlers for such things without MS even being involved other than providing the API. 30 years ago.

Not that I really care. Microsoft announced Windows 10 as their final OS, so as far as I'm concerned, once they stop supporting that, they no longer have an OS.

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You can already do this, the existing zip tool was itself just a plug-in to Explorer before it was bought by Microsoft, ironically around 30 years ago. Other tools use to do this for ISOs until that got added natively as well.

If you don't want to do that though you can also just merge support into libarchive, it's the open source project they are leveraging.

It already does and you already can if you're the 1% (Yes it probably is that low) who knows what rar is and how to install the software. But after this you can also send a 7z/RAR file to your grandparents and know they'll be able to open it without also becoming 7zip tech support.

Your grandparents aren't going to be running Windows 11 23H2.

Hell, I kept my parents on Windows 10 and intend to keep them on it for as long as possible. Too many headaches and calls asking why "things are different now" otherwise.

I knew a programmer who couldnt do this. Yes, couldn't open a 7zip file.

Amiga did something like that.

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