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The value of Windows is not in itself, but in the applications that run on it. The greater the market share of Windows, the greater the utility of the applicati
by 10ren 16y ago
The value of Windows is not in itself, but in the applications that run on it. The greater the market share of Windows, the greater the utility of the applications. The greater the market share of Windows, the greater the incentive for applications to be created for it.
So, to be contrary, their monopoly was good. See also the iPhone.
- Dunearhp 16y agoYour point is invalid, and is in fact a much better argument for open standards, which don't require a predatory monopoly to benefit the ecosystem. Consider: The value of TCP is not in itself, but in the applications that run on it. The greater the market share of TCP, the greater the utility of the applications. The greater the market share of TCP, the greater the incentive for applications to be created for it. ---- The value of Posix is not in itself, but in the applications that run on it. The greater the market share of Posix, the greater the utility of the applications. The greater the market share of Posix, the greater the incentive for applications to be created for it.
- gaius 16y agoYes we tried that, it was called the Unix Wars.