“but [Windows] had a unique and extremely desirable feature: using its dynamic link library (DLL), you could create tools that configured dynamically. The instant I learned this, I knew Windows would have a huge and successful future.” @MrAlanCooper https://link.medium.com/fnCYvpxHR5 ">https://link.medium.com/fnCYvpxHR...

However...

"Microsoft’s original shell, called MSDOS.EXE, was extremely stupid, and it was one of the main stumbling blocks to the initial success of Windows." @MrAlanCooper

"This [Ruby] interface eventually became known as VBX. As far as I know, it was the first practical use of the dynamic linking facilities of Windows outside of the operating system itself"

The point of this thread: never underestimate the power of a unique feature. It was the dynamic link library (DLL) that gave rise to the dominance of Windows.