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> A popular open source protocol is actually the perfect playing field for a would-be monopolist. Whereas when there's no popular open source protocol, the OSS
by mkmk3 4y ago
> A popular open source protocol is actually the perfect playing field for a would-be monopolist.
Whereas when there's no popular open source protocol, the OSS ecosystem upgrades itself fast, like a cheetah? :P
Whatever mental model you're using here might just be going over my head and I'd appreciate you being more explicit about it
- thrown_22 4y agoMicrosoft: Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
- andsoitis 4y agoWhat's an example of an open protocol (what this thread is about) where MSFT successfully followed this strategy?
- thrown_22 4y agoHTML before IE6. At one point Microsoft owned the web browser market to the same degree that Google owns it today.
- bogantech 4y agoAnything from this century?
- thrown_22 4y agoIE6 was the most popular web browser until 2008. It wasn't until 2010 that we finally could somewhat ignore it when it dropped below 20% market share. It was a happy day when I could completely ignore it in corporate in 2018 when it was uninstalled from all computers.
- mkmk3 4y agoRiiigght, that makes some sense, thank you! Need to consider to understand if open source is really advantageous, but you've pointed out how it might be