tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post1119926595756412929..comments2023-09-30T06:47:49.385-04:00Comments on Archive Fever: Gates's LegacyHillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02207063102557561431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-932073256964767372008-06-27T22:46:00.000-04:002008-06-27T22:46:00.000-04:00At a software company I worked at in the mid-90s, ...At a software company I worked at in the mid-90s, several of the Windows developers loved the consistency and expectations that Windows brought to their profession. They had a consistent platform that they could concentrate on and get to know well, rather than having to code for Apple II, CPM, DOS, and other OS dialects. (I loved playing Infocom text adventure games back in the day, and they had to have versions for Commodore 64/128, Apple, DOS, Mac, and maybe a few others.)<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to read this blog post and compare it to your previous one on the growing ubiquity of the iPhone, and wondering what a major player in the mobile app market could do to establish a common platform that works well enough and easily enough to encourage more consumers and more developers to get on board.brownstudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333599990012361188noreply@blogger.com