OT = How Does Shrapnel Stay In Business

[geoschmo]

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What if ANYTHING did MS do first ???

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Uh... turn a profit?

What's your point? Henry Ford didn't invent the car either. There were dozens, maybe hundreds of car companies before the Model T was introduced. All making wonderfully crafted cars that were impractical or impossible to market to anyone but a car nut that was willing and able to spend hours tinkering with them.

I am sure all those little guys moaned that Ford was driving them out of business too, but the fact is the people bought more Model T's because they could afford to buy them, and could afford to own them.

Of course all this doesn't fit your romaticized vision of robber barons and evil super corporations doing back room deals to put people out of business and deprive people of better computers.

But that's cool. You're way makes for better movies.

Geo