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by omouse 6100 days ago
during the reign of Microsoft

Microsoft is still in control. What's their market share for Windows machines? 90+%?
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nestlequ1k 6099 days ago
What's their market share on servers? How much time do people spend on the internet?

Most windows machines these days are dumb clients to the web, so that fact that Microsoft provides the software for this doesn't seem like a huge win.

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RyanMcGreal 6099 days ago
As long as customers continue to pay for the OS on those "dumb clients", it's still a win for Microsoft.
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omouse 6099 days ago
Exactly. It'll still be lucrative for the hardware dealers to bundle Microsoft with their computers.
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RyanMcGreal 6099 days ago
My most recent computer purchase was a modest dual-core PC with 350 GB hard drive. It cost only $350 CDN without an operating system - but it was surprisingly difficult to find an assembled computer for sale that didn't come bundled with an OS.
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