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>great testament to Microsoft's execution that they were able to catch up looking at the history i'd say it is in MS DNA to be the successful second. In many i
by trhway 7y ago
>great testament to Microsoft's execution that they were able to catch up
looking at the history i'd say it is in MS DNA to be the successful second. In many instances they overtook the first.
- smiljo 7y agoGreat observation, with a very minor caveat: when Gates & Allen started out in programming languages, they were an awesome first mover. I highly recommend the "Hard Drive" book which goes into a bit more detail. However, in everything after that very first stage they were an amazing second mover: DOS, Word, Excel, etc. And now Azure.
- tbrock 7y agoAnd most famously: Windows