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A quick pointer

June 23, 2004 by Michael Boyle

A quick pointer

to an article that has been making the rounds in a big way in the last ten days or so: How Microsoft Lost the API War by Joel Spolsky. There have been many reaction pieces, but this piece on Daring Fireball by John Gruber adds the most interesting perspective. “…whatfs ironic is that [Microsoft is] losing this war despite the fact that they won the browser war.”

Tags: Browser, Daring Fireball, Microsoft

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