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0 pointstonyedgecombe3mo ago0 comments

Windows was a moat but it looks more like an anchor now.

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Windows' moat was not the operating system code, but that they were able to get distribution via IBM, and then grow an ecosystem of applications that were targeted at Windows, which created a snowball effect for further applications.

softwaredoug3mo ago

Yes though still it was a big barrier to build an OS.

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symfrog3mo ago

softwaredoug3mo ago

Yes though still it was a big barrier to build an OS.

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