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From: mcgredo@prism.cs.orst.edu (Don McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS
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Date: 21 Mar 91 05:25:02 GMT
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In article <4173@ryn.mro4.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>
> And this is a surprise to you? :-) Microsoft provides Windows for PCs. It also
> provides Word and Excel for both Macintosh and Windows. I am not shocked
> that Microsoft would provide upgrades first to Windows versions, and then
> to the Macintosh; it seems like good business on their part (note: I don't 
> have to like it, though).
>
  Has anybody else noticed that MS tends to write apps for the Mac first, 
  and then release them for the PC some time later?  For example, powerPoint,
  MS Word graphical, Excel, MS Mail...

  Later they make the PC the primary development platform, and release new
  features there first.

Don McGregor             | "I too seek the light, so long as it tastes  
mcgredo@prism.cs.orst.edu|  great and is not too filling."