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MSWatch: Some things have changed since you wrote your essay ("How Microsoft Lost the API War") — like the back-porting of Avalon to older versions of Windows. Do you think Microsoft is getting it? Are they really listening to customers and developers?
Joel: It certainly wasn't just me. There were a lot of developers who said "That (Longhorn') is nice. But tell me when my customers have it." My best estimate for that was 2008, if Microsoft delivered Longhorn in 2006.
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How Microsoft Lost the API War
How Microsoft Lost the API War