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All TV has lost is utter dominance - much like MS windows lost its utter dominance with the adoption of Linux and the rise of OSX (but they are still #1 by a lo

All TV has lost is utter dominance - much like MS windows lost its utter dominance with the adoption of Linux and the rise of OSX (but they are still #1 by a lot). Both TV and Microsoft lost. They just aren't quite dead yet - it takes time for giants to fall.

madh 18y ago
So losing 'utter dominance' is the same as 'lost'? I agree that it takes time for giants to fall, but I don't really believe the race is anywhere near over. That said I would bet on Netflix or Amazon (or even Microsoft) to give us the next generation of TV before any of the networks do.
- kd5bjo 18y ago
  Yes, losing 'utter dominance' is the same as 'lost' when it's a game of monopolies. The internet has become a viable competitor to the TV networks, which makes this an entirely different game than a few years ago.
bitwize 18y ago
When the final boss of your favorite RPG has only 500 HP left out of his total 25000 HP, that's when he dishes out the most devastating attacks -- the ones which could flatten your cocksure party just before the coup de grace.
seshagiric 18y ago
Microsoft has not lost. Don't be surprised if your great-grand kids will use MS products.
- rythie 18y ago
  My dad's generation used IBM and I don't even use their stuff, let alone future generations.
  - s3graham 18y ago
    PS3, 360, Wii? You're using IBM pretty much directly. Microsoft ain't going anywhere.
    - rythie 18y ago
      Interesting. Though what that implies is that Microsoft might end up doing something other than what they started on, leaving someone else to dominate a market they once dominated. Like how people don't buy mainframes anymore. IBM is just another player in the server market and they sold their desktop unit and Macs switched to Intel. Now they make CPUs for consoles where taking over from Intel and MIPs chips. Similarly I could see Microsoft losing dominance in Operating Systems as more things become web-based. They move more towards web services and Xbox - which is already happening to an extent.

madh 18y ago

So losing 'utter dominance' is the same as 'lost'? I agree that it takes time for giants to fall, but I don't really believe the race is anywhere near over. That said I would bet on Netflix or Amazon (or even Microsoft) to give us the next generation of TV before any of the networks do.

kd5bjo 18y ago
Yes, losing 'utter dominance' is the same as 'lost' when it's a game of monopolies. The internet has become a viable competitor to the TV networks, which makes this an entirely different game than a few years ago.

bitwize 18y ago

When the final boss of your favorite RPG has only 500 HP left out of his total 25000 HP, that's when he dishes out the most devastating attacks -- the ones which could flatten your cocksure party just before the coup de grace.

seshagiric 18y ago

Microsoft has not lost. Don't be surprised if your great-grand kids will use MS products.

rythie 18y ago
My dad's generation used IBM and I don't even use their stuff, let alone future generations.
- s3graham 18y ago
  PS3, 360, Wii? You're using IBM pretty much directly. Microsoft ain't going anywhere.
  - rythie 18y ago
    Interesting. Though what that implies is that Microsoft might end up doing something other than what they started on, leaving someone else to dominate a market they once dominated. Like how people don't buy mainframes anymore. IBM is just another player in the server market and they sold their desktop unit and Macs switched to Intel. Now they make CPUs for consoles where taking over from Intel and MIPs chips. Similarly I could see Microsoft losing dominance in Operating Systems as more things become web-based. They move more towards web services and Xbox - which is already happening to an extent.