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yeah, like so many ISVs build their software on top of Windows and slowly losing market share when Microsoft decided to get into their space like the Office sui
by MangoCoffee 6y ago
yeah, like so many ISVs build their software on top of Windows and slowly losing market share when Microsoft decided to get into their space like the Office suite.
i remember using Lotus 123 on my dad's laptop. Lotus was the king at the time and Microsoft kill them slowly. if i'm not mistaking Microsoft with hold Win32 api or something that make Microsoft's own Office software run faster.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoReminds me of these articles. http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/06/13/how-microsoft-lost-the-api-war/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/06/13/how-microsoft-lost... > If you want to write desktop software now you do it on Microsoft’s terms, calling their APIs and working around their buggy OS. > And if you manage to write something that takes off, you may find that you were merely doing market research for Microsoft. I simply don't understand why anyone would ever choose to put themselves in such a disadvantageous position.
- celticninja 6y agoThis is what Amazon is doing now, find a product that sells well and they will start selling it, cheaper than you and probably prioritising their own product listing over yours. Apple have been doing it with Apps since the iPhone started, first it was jailbreak apps and then any app became fairgame.