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Christian in the OP post actually tries to blame MS for aggressively discounting Windows which denied market to completely free Linux desktop. "Microsoft came r

by Yizahi 9y ago

Christian in the OP post actually tries to blame MS for aggressively discounting Windows which denied market to completely free Linux desktop. "Microsoft came running in offering next to free Windows licensing to get people to stay put." so people choose "next to free" instead of "completely free" exactly why? Also he doesn't mention any MS progress in software and moving from dark side to the good in the last decade.

Kuraj 9y ago
> so people choose "next to free" instead of "completely free" exactly why? I mean I am not one to bash Microsoft out of principle, but this is easy to understand - people choose Windows because that's what everyone is already familiar with. The battle over the desktop space is over, and for the same reason Microsoft couldn't gain any traction in the mobile segment.