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Microsoft bought DOS, Excel, Powerpoint, and, effectively Word (via Xerox Alto's Bravo editor) among many others. Adobe is a good example; their model is to fu
by gumby 3y ago
Microsoft bought DOS, Excel, Powerpoint, and, effectively Word (via Xerox Alto's Bravo editor) among many others.
Adobe is a good example; their model is to fuck their customers, not the acquired companies.
- christophilus 3y agoGitHub, Minecraft... I'm not a big fan of Microsoft, but they do seem like a decent place to go if you're acquired.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoPerhaps you've forgotten what they did at github
- tommek4077 3y agoYes, totally dead that site. No one is using GitHub anymore ...
- justinclift 3y agoThey kept pretty hands off for a few years, but the last 2 or so have been getting pretty bad. Their product designers don't even understand some of the key parts of the platform (watching vs starring a repo), which has led to all kinds of bizarre problems. The worst part is they completely ignore user feedback: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/65343 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/65343
- steve1977 3y agoBut to be fair, MS didn’t let those products die but developed them further. They only became really successful after Microsoft acquired them. Not comparable to the situation with Filmic IMHO.