> 1. FB is multi platform, while IUnknown is inherently tied to Microsoft.
> (Or am I wrong about this?)
Absolutely wrong.
> 2. IUnknown compatibility would imply a lot of other stuff that FB
> doesn't want, re. COM etc.
Wrong again.
> Although that may not be required per se,
> just because of IUnknown compatibility, it is in people's minds very
> tightly coupled with COM. This is not good. FB is not a COM object and
> shouldn't be. Ever. Please. ;-)
Nobody going ever think about COM.
Regards,
Vlad
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