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wmarone is offline wmarone
2011-03-07 , 23:49
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#20
Originally Posted by mishmich View Post
MS did not achieve desktop dominance by conforming to standards determined by committees. It created its own standards.
Indeed, they practiced EEE to push competitors out via end-user lock in. It made them successful and we all suffered for it (due to the dearth of competition.)

Why do you think a foundation that is dominated by hardware vendors and seeks to impose standards (however laudable that aim may be) will be more successful than a dynamic company?
Because there's no reason you can't be successful without being divergent and trying to screw your customers over. I mean, unless you think (like Microsoft) that the only way for you to win is for everyone else to lose.