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This reminds me the slow but steady grow of Chrome a few years ago over IE. I don't think MS would dominate those markets but it is healthy to have a firm third
by pmelendez 13y ago
This reminds me the slow but steady grow of Chrome a few years ago over IE. I don't think MS would dominate those markets but it is healthy to have a firm third alternative.
- _random_ 13y agoI hope they will not do to WP what Google is doing to Chrome (hiding the recently closed tabs, pushing the crappy Chrome app store etc.).
- MichaelGG 13y agoThis reminds me of Windows Mobile around 1998, 1999 or so. Palm was so vastly far ahead everyone thought that WinMo was laughable and Microsoft would never get anywhere. A few years later, Palm was shipping WM. Agreed, the market's very different, the network effects are stronger, etc.
- pmelendez 13y agoYeah.. those were other times though... when MS used to crush their rivals by using its monopoly as an advantage. Remember when people used to use Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics? However, today is way different. Developing in Windows is not sexy anymore. Young developers prefer a Mac or a Linux box over Windows, and young windows programmers are seen as substandard developers. All those are insulting stereotypes of course, but are the stereotypes that Microsoft have to deal with unlike the old days. I just going to grab some popcorn and see what happens :)