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Bill G used a mixture of cuthroat and illegal activities to crush competition and create a monopoly. In his absence, we may well hve had a thriving ecosystem of
by gertef 9y ago
Bill G used a mixture of cuthroat and illegal activities to crush competition and create a monopoly. In his absence, we may well hve had a thriving ecosystem of compatible adn far more secure technology. Or some other cutthrouat like Steve Jobs would have won. Just because the game is winner-take-all doesn't mean the winner did nearly all the valuable work.
- slededit 9y agoThat was true in the 90s with netscape. Less so during the 80s when his position was being cemented. He even sent IBM over to Gary Kildall initially. It was only after that meeting failed that he went out and bought QDOS. The point is that Microsoft wasn't always a monopoly. It took skill to get there, and there were opponents that started with much better hands.