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The entire ecosystem has changed. Microsoft really isn't in a position to "embrace and extend" and they probably never will be again. And they're taking more r
by KirinDave 11y ago
The entire ecosystem has changed. Microsoft really isn't in a position to "embrace and extend" and they probably never will be again.
And they're taking more radical steps towards ongoing transparency and fairness than most other companies I could name, including things like their compiler & runtime licensing, pledges to never use over API use, directly supporting their cloud service competitors.
I'm not sure what value your grudge gives to you, but let me offer you a new target for hate: The only people given a free license to lock down the ecosystem from hardware all the way out to setting prices and fees in the software market is Apple, I guess. THEY won't betray us!