Re: Why did Microsoft limited itself to Windows?

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From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:38:45 +0100

Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] <onyxkirx@--NOSPAM--comcast.net> wrote:
> > You might want to try telling the people developing Eclipse that Java
> > isn't an option for writing desktop applications. See
> > http://www.eclipse.org and give it a try.
>
> It is an option, but it can be an unsatisfying one. I like the functionality
> of eclipse, to some extent(It might actually be a bit *too* feature laden),
> but I really don't care for the UI itself. There is a terrible issue with
> trying to design cross platform UI's. No matter how much the platform or
> developer tries, platform A will have some expectations that are mutually
> exclusive to some expectation platform B has, or vice versa. The development
> platform either compromsies, chooses one approach, or forces the developer
> to write special code for each OS.

Each to their own, I suppose. I find the UI of Eclipse rather nicer
than that of VS.NET (although Whidbey is a definite improvement - it's
interesting to see that both Whidbey and the new L&F of Eclipse 3.0
have curvy tabs, btw).
 
I've heard plenty of comments from Eclipse users that either they or
others who've seen over their shoulders pretty much can't believe
Eclipse is a Java app though - and love the UI in general.

I suspect a lot of people who dismiss Java on the desktop haven't used
it since AWT, or have only seen bad Swing programs (see
http://www.jgoodies.com for what can be done with Swing if you put some
effort in). 

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Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.com>
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