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Apple: Develops something close to the perfect desktop UI on their first go. Microsoft: "I know! We'll let users create their own UI! What could possibly go wr
by bitwize 3y ago
Apple: Develops something close to the perfect desktop UI on their first go.
Microsoft: "I know! We'll let users create their own UI! What could possibly go wrong?"
That Ruby ended up the way it did was an example of what they call "cooler heads prevailing".
- chrisco255 3y agoApple released something similar called HyperCard in 1987: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard, allowing users to create their own UI.
- bitwize 3y agoHyperCard was not intended to enable users to change the shell UI. Ruby was, originally.
- chrisco255 3y agoWhat's the fundamental difference? HyperCard apps had minimal chrome and were fully customizable.