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All the sibling comments trying to compare exactly how alike or different MS vs Apple behavior is, like a compare and contrast high school essay, are missing th
by iamthepieman 3y ago
All the sibling comments trying to compare exactly how alike or different MS vs Apple behavior is, like a compare and contrast high school essay, are missing the mark. Some are very insightful and bring up information I wasn't aware of. They aren't low value comments but I just don't understand why you would think it's even possible to compare two of the largest, most profitable companies (depending on the time we're talking about) 30 years apart. I mean, it's informative to discuss for sure but the markets, tech, laws and public opinion have all changed since then. Apple doesn't have to be as bad, in the same way, with the same motives as Microsoft, for it to be bad, anti-competitive behavior. The markets are both bigger, and more segmented as well.
I don't think we're going come up with a universal measuring stick to apply here though I'm sure some tech reporting outlets will try.