Comparing Windows and Macintosh Applications

Posted by Cassius
Jan 8, 2008 at 05:56 AM

Chris is absolutely right. Why should a successful Mac developer risk a bankroll in developing a Windows product? Here’s why s/he shouldn’t:

Microsoft hides some capabilities of new Windows OSs from developers to insure that MS will have an easier and quicker time of developing a competing product;

Microsoft will buy out an independent developer a fire sale price by threatening to develop and give away a competing product (example—the original PC Tools), Hmm, reminds me of the Mafia.;

MS will develop and give away a competing product as occurred with Netscape and Ecco;

MS will “arrange” to have its OS or other software cause problems when using non-MS products, such as happened with some Web pages developed with MS software not displaying properly on Netscape;

and, of course, there is the abomination called the Registry.

-c