Re:Microsoft Launches Windows QuickStart Kit For Mac Developers
by jpxxx on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @03:59PM
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Ya, but look at it from a pragmatic business perspective, and this is Microsoft doing exactly what they should to court the prodigal developer: set up a zero hassle Windows environment on your favorite platform for cheap.
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Re:Microsoft Launches Windows QuickStart Kit For Mac Developers
by rbanffy on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @04:33PM
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A US$25 sold-out USB stick is more friction than a download.
Re:Microsoft Launches Windows QuickStart Kit For Mac Developers
by jpxxx on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @05:29PM
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Haha, true. But it's a whole lot better than "Buy shitty VM product, then source a retail/whitebox copy of Windows, then Install and Patch, Install and Patch, and set up Dev tools for about $400."