[WarOnPrivacy]

> Inconsistent API design is the hallmark of growth by acquisition

I don't doubt the rule but in MS's case it's commonly about constant warring between the interdepartment fiefdoms.

[sidewndr46]

That seems reasonable, but I think you can trace those fiefdoms back to acquisitions. From what I understand even the NT kernel team was originally the result of Microsoft scooping up all the engineers from DEC