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Information Week: Microsoft’s Legacy

“Since when has compatibility been a primary concern for
Microsoft in any of its products? Such problems have been in
Microsoft products throughout its history. I remember being very
upset when the second release of the Windows software developers’
kit came out and many of the APIs had changed and new ones were
introduced. I was set back weeks in making the programs usable with
the new SDK. Maybe Linux and other software producers will provide
us with more stable and standardized software systems.”

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