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Microsoft "partnerships"

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 25 2013 @ 08:21 AM EST

IBM has many divisions. It was only one division that was
involved with M$, I believe. Fortunatly, or unfortunately
if you prefer, IBM made their PC design available to the
public.

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So the only groups to survive are Open Source? - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 25 2013 @ 08:46 AM EST
- So the only groups to survive are Open Source? - Authored by: ukjaybrat on Monday, February 25 2013 @ 01:21 PM EST
  - So the only groups to survive are Open Source? - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 26 2013 @ 04:31 AM EST
  - So the only groups to survive are Open Source? - Authored by: rcsteiner on Wednesday, February 27 2013 @ 02:31 PM EST

Microsoft "partnerships"

Authored by: DannyB on Monday, February 25 2013 @ 10:14 AM EST

Microsoft stabbed IBM in the back.

Microsoft and IBM worked together on their respective Windows and OS/2. They were compatible and could run the same applications. Microsoft embraced the compatibility.

Microsoft then extended their system in a way that new apps could only run on the new Windows and not on OS/2.

In the end, this extinguished OS/2, which was a real OS and not just a GUI shell on top of DOS.

IBM probably expected that their superior system would gain the market over time. But as many companies have learned, whether or not they partner with Microsoft, superior technology is no match for dirty tricks.

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The price of freedom is eternal litigation.

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Microsoft "partnerships" - Authored by: rcsteiner on Monday, February 25 2013 @ 04:31 PM EST

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