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We'd all be using Windows NT. Well, y'all would, I'd have become a mechanic or chef or something. Seriously, in the dim days of the early 90's it seemed like t
by davidgould 8y ago
We'd all be using Windows NT. Well, y'all would, I'd have become a mechanic or chef or something.
Seriously, in the dim days of the early 90's it seemed like the overpricing and fragmentation of the various Unix vendors would hand the mid-size and small systems space to NT. Which was all part of Microsoft's plan. The BSDs were themselves too factionalized to be a credible alternative. The Unix wars were winding down and NT was winning.
Linux not only blocked NT's takeover of the data center it also ended the Unix wars and ultimately destroyed the market for incompatible Unixes.