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Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 03 2013 @ 10:52 PM EDT |
Microsoft has a history of doing just this.
The Browser wars was a lot about features available on IE or Netscape and
activeX can be viewed in the same light.
Microsoft got sued by SUN (who won) when Microsoft went and extended Java to
contain Microsoft-specific APIs.
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Authored by: drorh on Monday, June 03 2013 @ 11:20 PM EDT |
Sure it is Microsoft's wet dream (well, the legal department
- not sure about the technical folks) - that is how they hope
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 04 2013 @ 02:29 PM EDT |
To continue your analogy, though, there are people who are not in the garden by
their own choice, and wail though they might, they will remain in the garden.
Walled off from the rest of the world, they may not even realize the garden is
rotting.
So, I agree with your analogy but it will exact a penalty on some
folks unable to get out themselves. Any company locked into Microsoft (either
legally through agreements or practically through cost) will sit inside the
garden walls and have few if any options for escape. A garden with a gate is
preferred (that is, knowledge of and ability to use the APIs used in that
garden) so that those inside can comfortably change habits if they wish.
If
the garden is pleasant and attractive enough, people may not want to change or
move. Over the years, Microsoft hasn't struck me as being a good gardener
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