Re: Problem with binary files
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, jbrown105 at HotPOP.com wrote:
> > > IMHO, Microsoft is far too anti-POSIX. Why?
> > >
> > Isn't POSIX some kind of a standard?
> > Doesn't that explain the M$ attitude?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Irv
>
> Why?
It's very simple, really. They (M$) will never support a standard that
they don't control. Controlling the standard means they can change
it whenever they wish. Why would they want to do that? Let's just
suppose, for example, that jbrown software comes out with a new
program that everybody thinks is wonderful. jbrown is selling copies
like crazy. M$ can't understand why they aren't getting the money
instead of jbrown. So they change the underlying software (windows)
so that jbrown's program no longer works. But, surprise, surprise,
guess who has a "very similar" program that does work?
Of course, I'm not saying M$ would do something like that.
I agreed not to say anything bad about them before I even opened
the software package - why is that sort of binding agreement totally
illegal and unenforceable except when Micro$oft does it?
Maybe I ju$t an$wered my own que$tion.
Regards,
Irv
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