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by HerbManic 38 days ago
The last few years it has felt like that, Microsoft is more than happy to sell to everyone while also having Windows.

I mean Windows is still a huge cash cow for them and is THE desktop OS but the actions they are taking with it sort of makes it feel like a second class citizen.
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swiftcoder 37 days ago
> and is THE desktop OS

Part of the problem seems to be that desktop OS use as a whole is cratering as more and more folks who grew up in the smartphone era enter adulthood. Outside of tech circles, I meet a lot of folks who have a phone + tablet but no actual computer...

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dosisking 37 days ago
What's a computer?
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swiftcoder 37 days ago
It's pretty clear from the context that I meant "general purpose PC". We don't have to get all semantic about everything
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Cockbrand 37 days ago
I guess this was a quote from this iPad ad: http://youtu.be/Ixy2ql7g3-I
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