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ddalexyesterday at 4:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

I never understood how that QNX desktop didn't pick up instanntly, it was amazing !


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Joel_Mckayyesterday at 5:40 PM

Licensing, and QNX missed a consumer launch window by around 17 years.

Some businesses stick with markets they know, as non-retail customer revenue is less volatile. If you enter the consumer markets, there are always 30k irrational competitors (likely with 1000X the capital) that will go bankrupt trying to undercut the market.

It is a decision all CEO must make eventually. Best of luck =3

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knowitnone3yesterday at 8:05 PM

because it's not free and their aim was at developers and the embedded space. How many people have even heard of QNX?