[xradionut]

Yes it was. But in the 90's we didn't have any great personal operating systems competing yet, and no one got fired for buying Microsoft products.

[mattsfrey]

That's important to note; linux and mac weren't really viable options in the 90's for most people.

[judk]

And BeOS and OS/2

In part due to MS antitrust violations, such as exclusivity deals with major PC manufacturers, buying and shuttering competitors, lying about vaporware, and stealing trade secrets frok technology partners.

WinNT came about in part due to scamming IBM on OS/2 development partnership.