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To: Eric Yang who wrote (14238)	6/2/1998 4:15:00 PM
From: HerbVic	of 213177

Your "Carbon to Diamond" hypothesis has merit in that it is possible and Microsoft, if cornered by the DOJ, may welcome it. However the real "Diamond" within the Carbon API set is the consolidation of the Mac OS into a core of hardened code defined as the future direction of the OS. There is little question as to which platform is the easiest to program for. The convoluted legacy of Windows past evolution is a morass of dependencies that must be gang busted by development teams, within which segmented individuals specialize. Even then Microsoft has the reputation of non-full disclosure, which often traps software companies trying to compete with Msft on the Windows OS. The Mac OS on the other hand has had the reputation of being too wishy washy in defining its direction. Some feel that too much effort was put into reinventing instead of innovating. Hopefully, developers will see Mac OSX as a stabilizing influence on the direction of the platform. What remains to be seen at this point in time is how successful Apple will be at convincing developers that the ground under the Mac OS is now stable and profitable to produce for. HerbVic

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