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Leopard vs Vista 5: Development Challenges
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
The Difference of Development
One of the Notable Lessons presented in The Rise and Fall of Platforms is that the ideal way to develop popular software products is to ship early and often, making regular and progressive updates.
Microsoft successfully applied this strategy with both Office and Windows in order to build what are perhaps the two strongest brands in consumer software.
In the 90’s, Microsoft Windows made rapid advancement in the decade between version 3.0, the first release ever shipped pre-installed by a PC hardware maker and the first that could charitably be described as ‘serviceable,’ and version 5.1, also known as Windows XP.
Linux and other open source projects also illustrate the success behind shipping early and often, with many free and open source projects offering new software builds on a daily basis.
Similarly, Google, Yahoo’s Flickr, and other popular Web 2.0 services also attract users by progressively offering regular updates and new features. Leopard vs Vista 5: Development Challenges
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