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2049 points bpierre | 2 comments | 30 Mar 16 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.439s | source
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takeda ◴[30 Mar 16 19:39 UTC] No.11392296[source]▶
Surprised I don't see anyone else mentioning this.

This looks to me like typical Microsoft strategy that they utilized a lot 25 years ago.

1. when not leader in given market, make your product fully compatible with competitor

2. start gaining momentum (e.g. why should I use Linux, when on Windows I can run both Linux and Windows applications)

3. once becoming leader break up compatibility

4. rinse and repeat

Happened with MS-DOS, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, and others.

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Mafana0 ◴[30 Mar 16 22:39 UTC] No.11393585[source]▶
Could you name a single company that doesn't follow where the market is and try to monopolises it later?

Plus, Windows is still the leader in the desktop and laptop market until today. They are facing some tough competition but "not leader in given market" is not true.

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1. qb45 ◴[31 Mar 16 06:47 UTC] No.11395418[source]▶
> Could you name a single company that doesn't follow where the market is and try to monopolises it later?

I think your argument actually supports parent's position, so this "plus" in the next sentence seems out of place :)

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2. Mafana0 ◴[31 Mar 16 20:51 UTC] No.11400477[source]▶
What I meant to say is that all companies try to follow where the market is. Microsoft isn't doing that just because they are losing their leadership in the market (which the OP claimed).