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I couldn't agree more. Choice and competition are good for consumers. These days because of what I happen to be working on, it's more Apple that's getting in
by rectang 7y ago
I couldn't agree more. Choice and competition are good for consumers.
These days because of what I happen to be working on, it's more Apple that's getting in my way than Microsoft (because of Vulkan vs. Metal).
This article raises my hackles, because it is selling a vendor as benign. It's wrongheaded -- skepticism is always appropriate when fundamental interests are at odds.
- kazagistar 7y agoAgreed. Embrace, extend, extinguish isn't a warning against Microsoft, it's a warning against a pattern of behavior that any corporation may attempt at any time it seems beneficial and likely to succeed. And it's a warning not about the first step (embracing a technology or standard is purely beneficial), but the second (extending it in proprietary ways for lock in). So keep an eye on every embraced technology of Microsoft and everyone else, and when you see someone extending it in incompatible ways, make sure you have an escape plan. The obvious example these days? Google Chrome.