In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kai Henningsen writes: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David L. Johnson) wrote on 16.04.96 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Apple's approach was similar, and I understand that in order to write for >> the Mac you have to conform to their interface standards. But, I would not >> consider that a role model to emulate. >"You had to", in this context, means that you would be scolded, nothing >more.
I believe it was more than that---Apple would not extend certain sorts of support to programs that did not conform, would not allow creators of non-conforming apps to participate in certain deals. This was back in th edays when Apple did developer support worth a damn, of course. They were, as I remember, quite nasty about enforcing their ideas about what was "right". Mike. -- "Don't let me make you unhappy by failing to be contrary enough...."
