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This was also Microsoft's model with pirate versions of their software paving the way for MS to take over the developing world.
by markdown 6y ago
This was also Microsoft's model with pirate versions of their software paving the way for MS to take over the developing world.
- comprev 6y agoI learned all my early MS sysadmin skills on a homelab made up of eBay HP servers/Cisco switches and pirated w2k/sbs2003. It allowed it to gain MCSA and get onto the operations career ladder where my employer had legit licenses. I would bet good money the same applies to graphics people and Photoshop.
- GoblinSlayer 6y agoNow they offer github, vscode, typescript, .net core, azure(?) and have a big foothold in webdev ecosystem. And Microsoft knows how to monetize it and is well equipped to pull it off. We see history repeating before our eyes.