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I think that the force that caused it was not being #1 anymore. When Microsoft had the leading platform, it could have contempt for developers, we had to cater

by Iv 10y ago

I think that the force that caused it was not being #1 anymore. When Microsoft had the leading platform, it could have contempt for developers, we had to cater to their whims if we wanted wide distribution. Microsoft only opened after they missed the smartphone bandwagon and needed back programmers sympathy. It was the same story for IBM, it will be the same for Apple: companies are friendly when they try to reach the first place. Then they close up.

HNSucksAss 10y ago
Except Microsoft's tools didn't suck so much ass. But then again: http://goldmanosi.blogspot.com/2012/05/visual-studio-is-it-getting-worse-as.html http://goldmanosi.blogspot.com/2012/05/visual-studio-is-it-g...
autognosis 10y ago
You just said the same thing in a less-direct way. Developers stopped working with MS. So they opened up as a survival strategy.