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The MSFT crew didn't set out to make windows, they took advantage of a market opportunity by buying DOS from one guy and selling it to another. Billions of dol
by js4 12y ago
The MSFT crew didn't set out to make windows, they took advantage of a market opportunity by buying DOS from one guy and selling it to another.
Billions of dollars in value is made by people who analyze markets looking for an angle.
- dereking 12y agoGood point - my same process of thought https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9080740 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9080740
- coralreef 12y agoNo doubt, but how they were able to see the opportunity for an operating system stemmed from their work with the altair. They found these opportunities because they loved computers. They didn't say, "this looks like a promising space", and then proceeded to learn about programming. They were already at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry.