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I still believe that the anti-trust case against Microsoft completely changed the course of history. Microsoft was left a shell of its former self, a wolf with

I still believe that the anti-trust case against Microsoft completely changed the course of history. Microsoft was left a shell of its former self, a wolf without fangs, tired and exhausted from a battle of attrition, with the biggest casualty being Gates himself who lost the inner drive to lead such a huge company. I do hope he plans to write a detailed biography one day, so that we can see what his thought process back then was. Apple wouldn't even exist honestly today if the anti-trust case wasn't launched against Microsoft. That is the very reason I cannot wait for Apple to get launched with its own anti-trust, who knows what company will come to take it's mantle.

the-dude 5y ago
That is an interesting take. A take I have never heard of before. A take I definitely do not agree with. But it is an interesting take.
codehalo 5y ago
You are comparing Microsoft from the 90’s to Apple today, which is absolutely preposterous. That Microsoft makes Facebook look like Habitat for Humanity. You cannot be serious.
- lukifer 5y ago
  The comparison to 90's Microsoft is today's Apple is a tenuous one at best, but IMO not a specious one. While it's easy to forget how oppressive MS's 90%+ market share felt at the time, and the impact of their "Embrace Extend Extinguish" strategy, neither did Microsoft ever exert the same degree of control over their software ecosystem as Apple does over third-party software in iOS (30% of all revenue, unilateral gatekeeping privileges, etc).