3 ms·You mean luck of copying wordperfect and visicalc? Or maybe the purchased OS and the IBM deal?by streetcat1 5y agoYou mean luck of copying wordperfect and visicalc? Or maybe the purchased OS and the IBM deal?profile53 5y agoIn the same way standard oil was just another oil company. Execution and business strategy set Microsoft apart, not unique software.GDC7 5y agoMicrosoft bet on GUI when nobody thought it was gonna be the future