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The end result of that mistake (combined with all the other mistakes and good decisions made in that era) was having a near-monopoly on the Web browser market.
by glhaynes 14y ago
The end result of that mistake (combined with all the other mistakes and good decisions made in that era) was having a near-monopoly on the Web browser market.
- pyre 14y ago> having a near-monopoly on the Web browser market. ...And doing nothing with it. There was no game plan other than, "embrace, extend, extinguish." It just happens that 1) they didn't fully scuttle it (i.e. pull IE once it was the dominant web browser) and 2) the Web is a powerful enough force that it was able to overcome this. Microsoft gave us the Web 2.0 revitalization of the web via their introduction of XmlHTTPRequest, but they didn't do anything with it, and it definitely wasn't part of any sort of strategy. Mostly a happy accident.
- glhaynes 14y agoOh, totally. If you're playing Microsoft Simulator, you really want to start at right about the year 2000 or so — gives you a great starting position but also tons of opportunities to improve on previous players' high scores. (Somebody please make Microsoft Simulator!)