Microsoft corp. has always touted itself as a company built by and for developers. And as its 30th anniversary passes, that core constituency is more vital now to the company's success than ever, according to executives, developers and analysts. From the introduction of MS-DOS, which created a vibrant software ecosystem, all the way up through Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows XP and now .Net, developers have been behind the success or failure of every evolutionary step in the company's history.
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