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MS threw out their lock-in (ActiveX, Silverlight, whatever) when they lost browser wars and started collaborating on Web standards. What gives? Nothing stops t

by shmerl 6y ago

MS threw out their lock-in (ActiveX, Silverlight, whatever) when they lost browser wars and started collaborating on Web standards. What gives? Nothing stops them from being a good citizen when it comes to GPU APIs too. Except they profit form their lock-in and are hostile to competition (including Linux). So no, MS aren't friends of Linux. They only pretend to be friendly, when it suits them.

tomnipotent 6y ago
> Nothing stops them from being a good citizen Considering they gave the world DX which has been a net win for gamers, yeah definitely not a good citizen.
- shmerl 6y ago
  They gave the world ActiveX too, and the world is better without it.
- account42 6y ago
  > which has been a net win for gamers Has it? What do you know about the alternate universe in which Windows and Xbox did not have a proprietary grpahics API.