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by eupharis 4565 days ago
The cost of developing the Windows 3.1 OS in 1992 was $250 million.*

Clearly, software development was expensive and difficult.

In 1992 could an open-source OS on a shoestring budget contribute something of real value?

*adjusted for inflation: $150 million in 1992 = $250 in 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_3.1