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Why downvotes? I'm only asking questions. Yes, MS strategy is cross-plateform. Now. But in a few years, who knows what MS goals will be? IMO, taking 10 minutes

by woogle 12y ago

Why downvotes? I'm only asking questions. Yes, MS strategy is cross-plateform. Now. But in a few years, who knows what MS goals will be? IMO, taking 10 minutes to think about is not lost time.

pbz 12y ago
I didn't down vote, but you're not just asking questions; you're masking a statement in form of a question.
andyjohnson0 12y ago
Downvotes are possibly because your comment could be read as instinctively/tribally anti Microsoft. Yes, MS and Apple are competitors. But what would they have to gain by shutting-down iOS support? People would just move to TestFlight (Apple owned), which would gain MS noting at all and probably earn them some justifiable bad feeling. Nadela-era Microsoft is looking to be a different and more open beast than the Gates and Balmer era company. Edit: I didn't downvote you.
- woogle 12y ago
  My comment would apply to any acquisition. If I'd use an analytics tool for Facebook acquired by Twitter, I'll take 10 minutes to think about it. I'm not anti-MS. I was one of the first to make Windows Phone apps. I like a lot Nadela, but do you know how many time will he stay MS CEO? As I said, MS is not only interested in Windows Phone but win a lot of money with Android. We probably continue to use HockeyApp but I'm not fan of the "don't ask questions that may hurt" bashing here.
blowski 12y ago
When you're in such an unstable environment as using a 3 year old startup to build apps for a 7 year old OS, I don't think that worrying about 2 years down the line is really worth it. If Microsoft hadn't bought them, what would Hockey look like in 2 years? What will iOS look like in 2 years?
untog 12y ago
> Yes, MS strategy is cross-plateform. Now. But in a few years, who knows what MS goals will be? Equally, HockeyApp exists. Now. But in a few years, who knows where they'll be? Basically, betting long-term on a startup is a bad bet. So you want them to be acquired by someone. I'm not sure who else out there would be better.

by woogle 12y ago

Why downvotes? I'm only asking questions. Yes, MS strategy is cross-plateform. Now. But in a few years, who knows what MS goals will be? IMO, taking 10 minutes to think about is not lost time.

pbz 12y ago

I didn't down vote, but you're not just asking questions; you're masking a statement in form of a question.

andyjohnson0 12y ago

Downvotes are possibly because your comment could be read as instinctively/tribally anti Microsoft. Yes, MS and Apple are competitors. But what would they have to gain by shutting-down iOS support? People would just move to TestFlight (Apple owned), which would gain MS noting at all and probably earn them some justifiable bad feeling. Nadela-era Microsoft is looking to be a different and more open beast than the Gates and Balmer era company. Edit: I didn't downvote you.

woogle 12y ago
My comment would apply to any acquisition. If I'd use an analytics tool for Facebook acquired by Twitter, I'll take 10 minutes to think about it. I'm not anti-MS. I was one of the first to make Windows Phone apps. I like a lot Nadela, but do you know how many time will he stay MS CEO? As I said, MS is not only interested in Windows Phone but win a lot of money with Android. We probably continue to use HockeyApp but I'm not fan of the "don't ask questions that may hurt" bashing here.

blowski 12y ago

When you're in such an unstable environment as using a 3 year old startup to build apps for a 7 year old OS, I don't think that worrying about 2 years down the line is really worth it. If Microsoft hadn't bought them, what would Hockey look like in 2 years? What will iOS look like in 2 years?

untog 12y ago

> Yes, MS strategy is cross-plateform. Now. But in a few years, who knows what MS goals will be? Equally, HockeyApp exists. Now. But in a few years, who knows where they'll be? Basically, betting long-term on a startup is a bad bet. So you want them to be acquired by someone. I'm not sure who else out there would be better.