Now, you don t kick the schoolyard bully in the groin unless you re prepared for some consequences. Clearly, Netscape believes it is in a fight to the death. And clearly, it understands how Microsoft s business model works. Disconnect Microsoft from its developer base and you disconnect it from the positive feedback loop that keeps Microsoft platforms spiraling upward. More programs equals more customers.
More customers equals more developers.
As you ll read in the nearby links, the attack comes in two forms. The second, due for release later this year, is a set of quick-start templates for common Intranet applications. It s one thing to promise great tools to developers. It s another to deliver robust products on time. It s another to support those products in the fashion demanded by the finicky developer crowd.