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Post #36,745
by Steve Lowe
4/29/02 12:49:14 AM
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New Missed point entirely
Where did I say anything about any of them having 90% market share?

If they were all actually competing, yes they would all be better. Including Microsoft's products.

That's why I said all of them.

Look at any industry where there is real competition. Products get better and cheaper.
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Steve
Post #37,001
by orion
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4/30/02 7:48:53 PM
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New Yes it would if they all had franctions of the marketshare
but we would have more than one OS as "standard". Write a program for OS/2, and then DR-DOS wouldn't run it. Write a program for Linux, and Plan9 wouldn't run it. Write a MacOS program, and BeOS wouldn't run it. Etc.

Best thing to do is crack open that Microsoft API and have other companies clone their own Windows to use that API, or build emulators or whatever to run Windows software. Then everyone can have a piece of the pie.

Remember in the early 80's when Compute! and other magazines had source code for programs, and each program had like 6 ports or more? One for each major machine?
I am free now, to choose my own destiny.
Post #37,163
by CRConrad
5/2/02 1:36:03 AM
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New Still missing the fscking point.
Norm gibbers on:
but we would have more than one OS as "standard.
Holy fucking shit goddamitall to Hell, that IS the bloody point!!!

For fuck's sake, buy a frigging clue, willya?!?
   Christian R. Conrad
Of course, who am I to point fingers? I'm in the "Information Technology" business, prima facia evidence that there's bats in the bell tower. -- [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=27764|Andrew Grygus]
     MSFT: settlement would put computer field back 20 years - (kmself) - (13) - April 16, 2002, 01:40:44 PM EDT
         chuckle. - (Brandioch) - April 16, 2002, 02:26:38 PM EDT
         What hubris! - (wharris2) - April 16, 2002, 02:37:02 PM EDT
         Oops. - (acagle) - April 16, 2002, 02:46:44 PM EDT
         Lessee. . . . . - (acagle) - April 16, 2002, 02:46:09 PM EDT
         20 years ago today? - (orion) - (8) - April 24, 2002, 07:41:04 PM EDT
             *shudder* - (imric) - (7) - April 25, 2002, 11:41:44 AM EDT
                 LRPDism: - (imric) - April 25, 2002, 11:43:40 AM EDT
                 Did we trade one evil for another? - (orion) - (5) - April 28, 2002, 12:40:56 AM EDT
                     Re: Did we trade one evil for another? - (Steve Lowe) - (4) - April 28, 2002, 01:39:17 AM EDT
                         They'd all be better? - (orion) - (3) - April 28, 2002, 10:00:35 PM EDT
                             Missed point entirely - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - April 29, 2002, 12:49:14 AM EDT
                                 Yes it would if they all had franctions of the marketshare - (orion) - (1) - April 30, 2002, 07:48:53 PM EDT
                                     Still missing the fscking point. - (CRConrad) - May 2, 2002, 01:36:03 AM EDT

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