"Distinction between MSFT products that trace back to DOS, and those that [don't]. Former make money, latter lose it" http://buff.ly/1eusxoK
@TheRomit maybe. I'm sympathetic but it's the Internet that loosened the grip and mobile that did them in.
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@monkbent Internet is where they were tripped. -
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@treestman@monkbent Like I said, we'll never know how much of it was forced by law and how much was oblivion. -
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@treestman They could not "innovate" across product lines in fear of being deemed monopoly abuser. And/or, they were clueless.@monkbent -
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@treestman Obviously history only went one way, so can't argue. All I know from folks there at the time, is that hands were tied.@monkbent
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@monkbent those two I agree with, and are irreversible as points in history but can’t imagine what could’ve been if msft had a free reign.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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