3 ms·
I suppose the argument is in reverse. They are so ubiquitous, they don’t really have to be good anymore to capture the market.
by VeninVidiaVicii 2mo ago
I suppose the argument is in reverse. They are so ubiquitous, they don’t really have to be good anymore to capture the market.
- doctorpangloss 2mo agoI haven't opened Office in years.
- inigyou 2mo agoThey haven't supported Office in years. You're only supposed to use the web app version now. And it's not called Office any more, it's called Copilot 365. Not joking.
- ipaddr 2mo agoThey haven't added a feature I needed since 2003.
- f6v 2mo agoWell yeah, but I've been involved with like 6 universities in different European countries and all of them use MS email.
- gh02t 2mo agoAnd they got that position of dominance more via shady deals and sketchy practices than by producing excellent software. Microsoft has done some good engineering, but that's not what made them what they are.
- wvenable 2mo agoI disagree. Microsoft software was some of the best. Maybe not because their quality was excellent but because their competition was easily worse.
- onetokeoverthe 2mo ago[dead]