It might be an admission of defeat that leads to victory. "DOS was popular because it had software from day one. And it had software because Tim Paterson had t

It might be an admission of defeat that leads to victory. "DOS was popular because it had software from day one. And it had software because Tim Paterson had thought to include a CP/M compatibility feature in it . . ." (http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html) Edit: And, as someone else said in this discussion, "developers, developers, developers".