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The problem isn't that they charge for it. It is that the MS Office suites ais proprietary software and uses proprietary file formats that are incompatible with
by ufo 9y ago
The problem isn't that they charge for it. It is that the MS Office suites ais proprietary software and uses proprietary file formats that are incompatible with anything else. Microsoft has used this to muscle out the competition and monopolize office software.
- wiz21c 9y agoand nothing proves that this strtegy was necessary to their success. What would have happened if they had used open file formats ?
- ufo 9y agoMicrosoft's Embrace, Extend & Extinguish strategy was instrumental in killing off their competition and achieving a monopoly position. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extin...