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If you don't understand how massively differentiated operating systems are in terms of features, you simply don't understand the concept of differentiation. Fo
by valuearb 10y ago
If you don't understand how massively differentiated operating systems are in terms of features, you simply don't understand the concept of differentiation.
For example, the number of applications an OS can run is an incredibly important and valuable feature. How well it runs those applications is also an important and valuable feature. There is a reason why Excel users usually pick Windows, and Photoshop users often pick MacOS.
So Redhat. How well does it run Excel and Photoshop?
- anjc 10y agoHow exactly did Apple and Microsoft create a product which they knew ahead of time would attract specific software developers? Or are you suggesting that third party suppliers turned Microsoft/Apple's offerings into differentiated products over time? And Redhat, one of the main software offerings of a 2 billion dollar public company, can't run the software that 98% of computers can, but they aren't an example of differentiation? It sounds like you don't understand differentiation and are using the term literally, as if it just means 'different'.
- valuearb 10y agoApple's developer program for the Mac started pretty much at launch. They gave out free software, documentation, and equipment to some, and substantial discounts to others. They recruited MSFT from the start. MSFT's developer arm has always been central to providing tools and support to developers wanting to build applications for it's operating systems. You don't think both companies realized that an operating system with many available applications was far more valuable than one without?