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Why do you think they only targeted Borland like that?
by WJW 5y ago
Why do you think they only targeted Borland like that?
- wombatmobile 5y agoBecause the objective of Microsoft's recruitment was not just to acquire talent, it was to diminish their leading competitor.
- Spooky23 5y agoMS was trying to pivot away from their 90s platforms, and Borland was a potential destination for customers jumping ship from stuff like VB. It was a different time. Even dinosaurs like IBM were still competitive in some verticals.
- CRConrad 5y agoIn a nutshell: Because Borland, more than anyone else, had hugely superior development tools (compilers and IDEs) for Windows.