[breadwinner]

Sure they are alive, but they are not the 800 pound gorilla they used to be, who could freeze investments in an area just by announcing they are entering that area.

[insane_dreamer]

I think they're still an 800 lb gorilla. It's just that now they're not the _only_ 800 lb gorilla.

[breadwinner]

Nope. Were you alive in the 1990's? It was completely different. Microsoft froze innovation in the industry. Nobody does that today.

[insane_dreamer]

I started coding in the early 80s, so yeah, indeed alive back then :)

And I still respectfully disagree with you