Firstly, Microsoft code for all the operating systems that actually matter. And it doesnt matter if they dont do things *properly* because whatever they do becomes automatically defined as *proper*. It's everyone else who is non-standard.
Also, MS upgrade software much faster than anyone else. It would be unfair to make them wait for lesser, collaborative projects. Every time they upgrade their software and draw more businesses into the MS fold, they make my job as a software developer (and therefore my life) much much easier. ".NET on every platform and every device", that's what I say!
Browser uniformity is a wonderful idea. Having the same code run anywhere is a huge boon, and the only way this is going to happen is if the MS hegemony is completed. I mean, the alternative is to slow MS down and force them to adhere to limiting standards. Eww. How fascist.
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Firstly, Microsoft code for all the operating systems that actually matter. And it doesnt matter if they dont do things *properly* because whatever they do becomes automatically defined as *proper*. It's everyone else who is non-standard.
Also, MS upgrade software much faster than anyone else. It would be unfair to make them wait for lesser, collaborative projects. Every time they upgrade their software and draw more businesses into the MS fold, they make my job as a software developer (and therefore my life) much much easier. ".NET on every platform and every device", that's what I say!
Browser uniformity is a wonderful idea. Having the same code run anywhere is a huge boon, and the only way this is going to happen is if the MS hegemony is completed. I mean, the alternative is to slow MS down and force them to adhere to limiting standards. Eww. How fascist.