In the spring of 2012, a significant collaboration between Wes Mckinney and the author began, focusing on the pandas project and quantitative portfolio management, with their work based out of an apartment in Brooklyn. This narrative highlights the challenges of distributing Python packages in the pre-GitHub Actions era, specifically for the Windows operating system, and the crucial role played by Christoph Gohlke, who provided Windows binaries for pandas and other scientific Python packages. The text expresses gratitude to Christoph for his contributions, which have been vital for Windows users in the Python data community, and announces the addition of Windows support in Lance starting from version 0.4.0. This update involved making changes to support Windows by importing different libraries based on the operating system and addressing file path differences, with significant testing efforts required to ensure functionality. The update acknowledges the contributions of Giancarlo Silvestrin and Dennis Collinson and invites feedback from Windows users interested in using Lance for data-related tasks in Python.