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Why yes, I would in fact like to write a file bigger than 4GB in 2025. Com'on flash drive manufacturers, get your shit together and format in exFAT already -_- (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It may have a lot to do with licensing royalties. Exfat was created by Microsoft and is licensed for use. So why increase the cost of the device when you can just ship it with the older system that costs nothing.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/tech-licensing/programs#exfat

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There are so many open filesystems that I'm not sure that it's really a valid issue. It's more that MS values compatibility with prehistoric stuff more than anything. If it was up to them, we'd still be using wax tablets and styluses for compatibility's sake.