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>> "If anything, they have won. They have such a strong grip on Windows platform that it takes big balls to start a company in that space." I disagree though,
by axod 18y ago
>> "If anything, they have won. They have such a strong grip on Windows platform that it takes big balls to start a company in that space."
I disagree though, the 'windows platform' is irrelevant for most people for the reasons in the article. Most people don't care what OS it is, as long as it has a web browser.
The 'windows platform' is about as relevant as the computers BIOS is - it's there to allow them to start a web browser.
- old-gregg 18y agoThis is just childish and you know it. There are insane trillions of dollars worth of data trapped in various Microsoft-owned formats behind Microsoft-controlled APIs, from SQL Server databases to Office documents and Exchange servers. The code doesn't matter, data does, and Microsoft controls a lot of it, so I don't buy your BIOS comparison. I work at a web startup myself, we sell SaaS to businesses and, unfortunately, they deeply care about their Windows-dependent data,
- axod 18y agoSelling SaaS to businesses is a whole different ball game. I'm talking about consumer facing apps. Companies move ridiculously slowly - one of the reasons for there still being IE6 usage out there. So obviously they are going to stick with Microsoft/desktop apps etc, but the general population won't.
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