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There are only two sensible choice

There are only two sensible choice

Posted Oct 18, 2012 19:29 UTC (Thu) by wtanksleyjr (guest, #74601)
In reply to: There are only two sensible choice by khim
Parent article: MeeGo to return next month with Jolla phone launch (The H)

"only MacOS managed to survive (barely) because it was so entrenched and Microsoft at some point become complacent and have not killed it when it had the chance."

Remember that Microsoft didn't "not kill" Apple -- they funded Apple when it seemed like Apple was dying. Perhaps that's complacency, or perhaps it's something along the lines of picking whether you want to fight a small incompatible competitor or the antitrust folks. (Who could have guessed at the time that Apple would produce the iPhone craze.)

-Wm


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