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I agree with your sentiment about MS technologies. However, Microsoft is not the only one playing with the developers. Just take a look at Google and their API
by markokocic 15y ago
I agree with your sentiment about MS technologies.
However, Microsoft is not the only one playing with the developers. Just take a look at Google and their API deprecations of API and game rule changes for Appengine.
- rbanffy 15y agoVendor lock-in is a bitch.
- runjake 15y ago"Vendor" lock-in is everywhere, for the most part. Yeah, if I didn't like something Linux, Apache, GNOME, etc were doing, I could fork the source and go my own way, but is that realistic for even 99% of the people out there? No. I'll still have to venture off and find an alternative or just deal with it.
- rbanffy 15y ago> I could fork the source and go my own way Or go nowhere, if you think the software does whatever you need. When you have lock-in, it's always the vendor's decision and if you don't like where it's going, you have no choice. When you have open-source, the decision whether you continue with the product or find an alternative is yours - you are free to do whatever you want.
- neilk 15y agoYeah -- but I think the business world still treats Google with skepticism, as well they should.