Because QBASIC comes free with DOS and Windows. PowerBasic costs $$$. Also, back when I was learning how to program, long before the Internet became widely available, this was the only thing available to me.
Nowadays, however, there are plenty of free tutorials and compilers.
Should C++ compiler vendors have waited until there was a C++ standard before selling C++ compilers? Sure there were inconsistencies between compilers, but everything seemed to go fairly well.
With hardware, interoperability is a bit more important, but that's what firmware updates are for!
If you don't think revenge is a sufficient cause, I suggest you take a look at all the French's mustard unsold at the supermarket next time you go shopping, and think a bit harder.
I'm more inclined to believe that the supermarket has so much unsold French's mustard because they keep restocking the stuff after people buy it.
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Fortunately, Ambrosia Software is porting Escape Velocity Nova to Windows so a wider audience can enjoy it as well. I look forward to being able to play it on my computer at home instead of having to find someone with a Mac.
Because QBASIC comes free with DOS and Windows. PowerBasic costs $$$. Also, back when I was learning how to program, long before the Internet became widely available, this was the only thing available to me. Nowadays, however, there are plenty of free tutorials and compilers.
Should C++ compiler vendors have waited until there was a C++ standard before selling C++ compilers? Sure there were inconsistencies between compilers, but everything seemed to go fairly well. With hardware, interoperability is a bit more important, but that's what firmware updates are for!
A slashdotter trying to get a girlfriend? That's *really* going to require a disaster recovery plan.
I'm more inclined to believe that the supermarket has so much unsold French's mustard because they keep restocking the stuff after people buy it.
I don't think PETA likes those nasty furriners either.