Mxsmanic mxsmanic gmail.com wrote:

John Doe writes:

That is a lot easier said than done. Many people think Microsoft
stifling personal computer growth is okay and would drive another
company out of business while they were working very hard to
switch operating systems.

In the world of computer software, the advantages of
standardization are so enormous that they sometimes take priority
over almost everything else, particularly from the standpoint of
ordinary computer users (as opposed to specialists).

Thus, although Microsoft Windows is by far the dominant desktop
operating system, the advantages of it being so outweigh the
disadvantages in many respects for the average end user,

That's true IMO.


which is why it tends to remain the dominant operating system.

The real reason it remains the dominant operating system, as has
been explained many times before, is because of network effects and
a positive feedback loop.

Programmers write for Windows because they can sell more copies.
Selling copies is how software publishers make money. Consumers by
Windows because so many programs are available. That positive
feedback loop is what keeps Windows entrenched.

The problem is that the operating system maker can kill off
applications makers. So it should be prevented from making
applications, or the end result will be no choice of applications
either.





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