I think this is one of the reason Microsoft leadership was historically so rabid about reminding their employees that developer experience was core (because it'

I think this is one of the reason Microsoft leadership was historically so rabid about reminding their employees that developer experience was core (because it's the indirect upstream of user experience). Third party developers are an example of "out of sight, out of mind." It's easy to forget how a feature impacts them. And it's easy to say "We still have apps coming into the platform." But what you don't see is the frustration, resentment, or apps that were never written because developers found something better to do with their time. Mac and iOS development isn't there yet, but it sure feels like they aren't trying very hard to steer the ship in any other direction.