Re: BGL example compile failure under VC++

From: William Kempf (sirwillard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-10-06 08:34:37

--- In boost_at_[hidden], "David Abrahams" <abrahams_at_m...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jsiek_at_l...>
> 
> > P.S. I think VC++ should be used as a prime example in the Justice
> >   Dept. case against Microsoft. How else (other than monopolistic
> >   pressure) could such a bad product also be the most popular?
> 
> Maybe because idiots like us keep finding ways to coerce it into 
doing our
> bidding?
> 
> is-it-better-to-shoot-the-nag-or-call-the-vet-again-ly y'rs,
> dave

Actually, at one point in time, VC++ was one of the best C++ 
compilers available, especially on the Windows platforms.  So they 
locked in a lot of businesses which are slow to switch "standard" 
tools for numerous psychological and economic reasons.

So, they didn't get a lock because of a monopoly, they got the lock 
because they were the best.  This may have lead to a monopoly, 
however, and is certainly a factor in their deplorable stance of slow 
adoption of the standard.

Bill Kempf