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I guess it's easier to give people a bit more freedom when the initial rules are causing a lot of bad will than to restrict functionality down the line that peo
by whiskers 15y ago
I guess it's easier to give people a bit more freedom when the initial rules are causing a lot of bad will than to restrict functionality down the line that people are relying on/used to having.
- jarin 15y agoI forget who it was, but someone said "You can only ever add features, you can never take them away."
- nextparadigms 15y agoSony has learned that lesson very well lately, well hopefully.
- J3L2404 15y agoExcept on HN.
- rubinelli 15y agoRaymond Chen, perhaps? I vaguely remember this quote associated with Microsoft.
- joshwa 15y agoExcept if you're Google. (to wit: recent API retirement)
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- jamesbritt 15y agoSure you can. If done right some people gripe then adapt and new users are none the wiser.