Re:MDN Web Docs evolves: Lowdown on the upcoming new platform
by tracker1 on Friday October 30, 2020 @12:38AM
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I still think they are/were in a great position to offer what is now office365 and google docs earlier on, with a position to offer both dedicated and cloud software options.
They had electron effectively a decade before electron with XULrunner and let it die on the vine.
There were opportunities for developer mindshare and for services adjacent to those tools they were already building... that they didn't do more for getting Thunderbird more competitive to Outlook to offering a better breed of messenger platform.
No, their management sat on fat cash, with fat paychecks and ill-conceived projects that lead to little in terms of mindshare or income longevity.
They had electron effectively a decade before electron with XULrunner and let it die on the vine.
There were opportunities for developer mindshare and for services adjacent to those tools they were already building... that they didn't do more for getting Thunderbird more competitive to Outlook to offering a better breed of messenger platform.
No, their management sat on fat cash, with fat paychecks and ill-conceived projects that lead to little in terms of mindshare or income longevity.