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that's sort of a vague question. some of history's biggest monopolies have been the most vulnerable to disruption (telecom, anyone?). i don't want to speak fo
by billclerico 17y ago
that's sort of a vague question. some of history's biggest monopolies have been the most vulnerable to disruption (telecom, anyone?).
i don't want to speak for PG, but I think when YC considers applications they weigh risk against potential return. m$ certainly has demonstrated there is a tremendous market for desktop software (though with the onset of cloud computing, perhaps it is becoming obsolete).
- daeken 17y agoI perhaps made it a bit too vague in an effort to make it applicable outside my specific case (I work on a pure-managed OS focused on desktop/mobile applications). Even though I fully believe in the project, the chances of it ever becoming the Next Big OS (TM) are slim to nil, so I'm curious if any sane investor would touch it. Obviously there's a profit to be made with it in certain niches, but I don't know if that would be big enough for anyone to fund it.