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What's the betting that if Microsoft had originated in Europe, it would have been stopped in its tracks? For all its monopoly (draining somewhat now as the worl
by vixen99 11y ago
What's the betting that if Microsoft had originated in Europe, it would have been stopped in its tracks? For all its monopoly (draining somewhat now as the world moves on) it's created trillions of dollars of wealth across the world.
- icebraining 11y agoHas it? Aren't you making the mistake of comparing the status quo with a copy of it sans Microsoft? Let's say European laws prevented a Microsoft from appearing; computers would still be here, and companies and organizations using them would still need an OS to use them, so there probably would be an increase investment in alternatives. Would the world be worse off? Maybe in some ways, but I doubt it'd be significantly so.
- rwmj 11y agoMicrosoft held back computing for a decade or more. So many companies didn't start because they were afraid of being crushed by MSFT. Such a lack of diversity and experimentation. So many security problems.