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been reading old articles from Joel Spolsky and the need for backward compatibility to break down barriers put up by prospective customers. has a few passages
by carrotleads 12y ago
been reading old articles from Joel Spolsky and the need for backward compatibility to break down barriers put up by prospective customers.
has a few passages that illustrate how that startegy helped Microsoft Excel trounce Lotus 123 plus chat wars won by AOL around that time.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000052.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000052.html
and
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html