alt Hacker NewsI suppose the argument is in reverse. They are so ubiquitous, they don’t really have to be good anymore to capture the market.
I suppose the argument is in reverse. They are so ubiquitous, they don’t really have to be good anymore to capture the market.
And they got that position of dominance more via shady deals and sketchy practices than by producing excellent software. Microsoft has done some good engineering, but that's not what made them what they are.