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Any operating system will do, in the sense that since the network effects of Windows client applications are no longer an overriding concern thanks to the web,

by gamble 18y ago

Any operating system will do, in the sense that since the network effects of Windows client applications are no longer an overriding concern thanks to the web, consumers are free to choose an OS based on other considerations.

jcl 18y ago
Yes, but the fact that people are choosing an OS based on other considerations indicates that Microsoft could do something to win them back, which runs counter to the article's thesis.