Re: Allchin: Cross-platform support is a "disease"

[Steve Cohen <stevecoh@mcs.com>]

Another example:

ODBC : "On Line Database Connectivity" - a way for Windows workstations to read
databases on a network regardless of what DBMS they're in or even what OS.

DAO : " Data Access Objects".  As in Microsoft Access.  Optimized for MS
Access.
Yes, it will handle other formats, using ODBC, but not as well as straight
ODBC.

Both are Microsoft developed technologies.  Guess which one they're more
interested in promoting.  Was ODBC another manifestation of the
"cross-platform" disease?


Eric M. Bennett wrote:

> In his current article, ZDNet's Charles Cooper takes an interesting look at
> an internal memo from Microsoft's Jim Allchin.  The Microsoft executive
> decries the growing trend towards cross-platform support at
> Microsoft--particularly with respect to Internet Explorer--and goes so far
> as labeling it a "disease."
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/zdnn_rc_display/0,3443,2185160,00.html
>
> --
> Eric Bennett ( http://www.pobox.com/~ericb/ )
> Cornell University, Field of Biochemistry, 377 Olin Chemistry Lab
>
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