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2049 points bpierre | 1 comments | 30 Mar 16 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.283s | 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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dcw303 ◴[31 Mar 16 07:18 UTC] No.11395526[source]▶
Sure, they've done it before. But if it's Embrace/Extend/Extinguish, why did they wait for so long to do this? What is it about Linux in 2016 that makes it a different threat to them than it was 5, 10, 15, 20 or 24 years ago?

Isn't it far more likely that this is simply another execution in their recent opening up of their platforms to developers?

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1. akerro ◴[31 Mar 16 08:03 UTC] No.11395664[source]▶
What long? MS didn't stop it even for a moment. You just don't hear about patent wars because MS is not promoting them on their blogs.