[powertower]

You’re using trivial examples from 20+ years back. Things have changed.

Microsoft has practically walked on egg shells when dealing with additional solutions/features since Windows 95 due to fears of anti-trust and also alienating developers.

How long did it take them to get a s/w firewall and anti-virus solution? 10+ years after the fact. It wasn't because they couldn't figure it out.

How about simple features to VS.NET that have current 3rd party add-ons? It just does not happen.