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"fork it so it is unreadable by the original, then use it's monopoly so that no one else can create a competitor." Although MS may fork something, it does not
by sgoraya 16y ago
"fork it so it is unreadable by the original, then use it's monopoly so that no one else can create a competitor."
Although MS may fork something, it does not force you to use their proprietary language - In the examples above, you can still use the original language...the choice remains yours.
I might be biased since I've basically only developed on Windows (Visual Studio, code warrior, borland, etc.), but in the big scheme of things, MS has been more open, had more alternatives and options and better developer support than Apple...IMHO.
- yardie 16y agoWhen you are writing for a platform that controls 98% of the market its less a choice and more a mandate. As anyone that has had to write parallel code in HTML/CSS/JS for IE vs every other browser your choices are: do it our way. MS was only open in their willingness to assimilate other good technologies, and then lock everyone else out once they had enough influence.