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Microsoft has to stop behaving like Microsoft to get where they are. Instead of trying to run through show, Microsoft got ahead by behaving well & treating dev
by jauntywundrkind 3y ago
Microsoft has to stop behaving like Microsoft to get where they are.
Instead of trying to run through show, Microsoft got ahead by behaving well & treating developers well. Making Windows a good enough place to develop from, making Azure a good enough cloud: none of these look like the old Microsoft.
Apple doesn't seem to a single play-nice-with-anyone bone in their body. They are fighting tooth & nail for every scrap of control they can keep, doing everything in their power to burn every bridge they can (ending opengl support, ignoring Vulkan).
Apple still will hold enormous power for the foreseeable, undoubtedly, but I don't see much parallel to Microsoft. I don't see any redemption ark in progress.
- rapsey 3y agoMS and Apple are fundamentally different companies. Apple is the king of consumer products, MS is the king of B2B. Consumer product companies need to fight for every scrap, B2B need relationships.