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>There were many more vertically integrated software-hardware PC companies in the 80s. >A true shame that some of the others didn't survive; I'd love to be wri
by another2another 4y ago
>There were many more vertically integrated software-hardware PC companies in the 80s.
>A true shame that some of the others didn't survive; I'd love to be writing this message on my 2022 Acorn RISC PC or Amiga.
>What we witness now is the end result of the Wintel monopoly.
A great point, BeOS was basically the last attempt anybody had at creating a new desktop OS, and when it failed, so did the last vestiges of anybody else's appetite for trying again.
I love my Mac, but really enjoyed GEM on my Atari ST too.