doesnt this work for other oses? On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Andy McKnight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2009/2/6 Ureleet <[email protected]> >> >> ms just needs to tell the developers. look, we are going to do this, >> heres the coding, heres the new api's conform or get left back. >> >> theyll conform. > > Yeah, I can see how that conversation will pan out. > > MS -> App Developers > "Yeah, well, we''re pretty much doing away with what you're used to so your > app isn't going to work the next Windows release. We need to do this to > improve security, it'll be worth it for everyone in the long run. Meantime, > you're gonig to need to recode your app." > > App Developers -> End User > "Microsoft broke our app." > > End User > "God damn Microsoft. That new OS is crap, nothing works on it. I won't be > investing any of my hard earned cash on their new OS." > > If an end user's current apps don't work on the new OS, chances are they > won't upgrade. It's not Microsoft that can drive app developers to recode > for a new OS, it's got to be the end user. > >
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