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Weblog:   Followup Mac Conversation with Microsoft
Subject:   Lack of Self-Criticism
Date:   2002-08-09 22:46:59
From:   mine23
Response to: Lack of Self-Criticism

>> There is no problem with providing people with a version that runs BOTH under OS 9 and OS X


I could think of thousands of problems coding Carbon for both targets. You may even find bugs which would have been gone unnoticed if you code only for Classic or X. also don't forget that the MacBU asked Apple to fix/add many things to Carbon just to get Office working...


>> 3) quick bug fixes for the most glaring bugs


Well, look at Office for XP: The same bugs as every year!
The Mac version just adds some special ones :-(


I agree that until M$ pricing changes it is more compelling to use Office 2001 in Classic than Office for X and that is really worse, because most MacOS X users want to ditch Classic sooner than later.
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  • Lack of Self-Criticism
    2002-08-10 09:54:54  Pierre Igot [View]

    <<I could think of thousands of problems coding Carbon for both targets. You may even find bugs which would have been gone unnoticed if you code only for Classic or X. also don't forget that the MacBU asked Apple to fix/add many things to Carbon just to get Office working... >>

    Well, I guess these "thousands" of potential problems didn't prevent Adobe from releasing working versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign that run both under OS X and OS 9 natively.

    As for what the MacBU asked Apple to fix or add, I guess that, with NDAs ruling the day, we will never know the truth.

    Pierre
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