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> and no market is really a "winner takes it all" Market for OSes for PCs (not Macs) is a great example. Windows has what, 98% market share there? It got there
by burntoutfire 5y ago
> and no market is really a "winner takes it all"
Market for OSes for PCs (not Macs) is a great example. Windows has what, 98% market share there? It got there thanks to the dynamics of this particular market, which is totally a "winner takes all" one. In particular, if Microsoft were more relaxed in 80ties and 90ties, there likely would not be Microsoft or Windows at all today, and everybody'd be using Os/2 Warp or BeOS or something else on our PCs.
- im3w1l 5y ago> OSes for PCs (not Macs) If you slice the market thin enough anything can be a monopoly. This particular distinction seems pretty arbitrary to me.
- ghaff 5y agoI agree but even if you throw Macs in there, the Windows marketshare is probably still over 90%. Maybe a bit lower if you include Chromebooks too.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoYou could buy a computer with MacOS installed. You almost couldn’t buy a computer with OS/2 or BeOS installed, because Microsoft would threaten your OEM with a punitive price hike for Windows licenses the majority expect.
- burntoutfire 5y agoThere are billions of PCs in the world, it's hardly a thin slice.