I think it is very likely much more time. Fonts are hard and the mere existence of text which doesn't move in a straight line adds enormous complexity. Also don't forget that it's existence requires competitors to implement similar things.
>On top of that, I think you may be forgetting how common shitty banners were in the early 90's when this feature first came out. There was a clear market for this feature at the time
No, I am not forgetting that. I am saying that this exact thought process is why we have so much awful software.
>On top of that, I think you may be forgetting how common shitty banners were in the early 90's when this feature first came out. There was a clear market for this feature at the time
No, I am not forgetting that. I am saying that this exact thought process is why we have so much awful software.