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by charcircuit 99 days ago
Because if they didn't a competitor could get a foothold by solving those needs.
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fsflover 99 days ago
No, it couldn't, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
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charcircuit 98 days ago
Lock in doesn't work if it doesn't solve a customers problem.
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fsflover 98 days ago
Famously, GNU/Linux solves practically all problems of normies and yet it's usage is 5%. It's not easy for them to install a new OS, and you can't buy preinstalled GNU/Linux in a store.
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