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by wmf 5718 days ago
My point is that they went from zero apps and zero users to lots in 2-3 years. IMO the argument that Windows backwards compatibility is the only way to get the long tail of tens of thousands of apps has been refuted.
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Oh right. Yes, I agree, then.

All a new platforms needs is a great webbrowser (which these days seems to mean "port webkit") and it's instantly viable.