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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish "Embrace, extend and extinguish" was
by sprash 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish
"Embrace, extend and extinguish" was a widely employed anticompetitive strategy used by Microsoft for a long time as some court documents show. Not just some conspiracy theory. What makes you think Microsoft is trustworthy today? Just because they have a new CEO? Everything they "embraced" in the past turned into shit fast (The last victim was Nokia).
What am I making better here? I'm reminding everybody that a company whose whole success is rooted in exploiting a monopoly should not be trusted.
- tedunangst 11y agoWho exactly is it that you think is trusting Microsoft?
- krylon 11y agoI kind of agree with you. While I think Microsoft has been moving in a good direction since Nadella took over (I am sorry if I misspelled his name), it is worth keeping in mind the nasty - and at times downright criminal - business practices Microsoft used to get where it is today. Just to be clear, I am hopeful that Microsoft's leadership has come to understand that in world with more iPhones and Android devices than PCs, their old tactics won't work any longer. But they still have a long way to go before I trust them.