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> the software industry as a whole would be better off if […] Ultimately, Microsoft could be better of if they manage to impose their new proprietary wannabe d
by loup-vaillant 15y ago
> the software industry as a whole would be better off if […]
Ultimately, Microsoft could be better of if they manage to impose their new proprietary wannabe de-facto standard. It doesn't care if it wrecks the whole industry in the process, they care about money.
- cageface 15y agoSure, that's been their M.O. since the beginning. But I thought I saw inklings of understanding there that maybe they could do just as well being the best implementor of a shared standard, growing the industry for everybody in the process. Too bad they still seem to see everything as a zero-sum game.
- Produce 15y agoUgh, I came into contact with Business Bullshit today where my manager didn't want to warn our customers after we found that one of our sites was installing malware on their computers because it could hurt profits.