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Yeah, but .NET, IE6 and a lack of any UNIX underpinnings scares a lot of us. It was pretty impressive, though.
by sudont 16y ago
Yeah, but .NET, IE6 and a lack of any UNIX underpinnings scares a lot of us. It was pretty impressive, though.
- erikpukinskis 16y agoActually, what scared me most was things like changing file formats and protocols to make their competitors' software incompatible and using their massive wealth to drive competitors out of business. .NET, IE6, and Win32 aren't the most wonderful technologies in the world, but they're certainly not the reason for the "Dark Ages". And re: patio12's point: Microsoft presided over a huge, fast, and successful technological expansion... it's just that it would've been bigger, faster, and more successful if they hadn't had such a "break their kneecaps" style of business strategy.