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Re:Microsoft Has It All—Almost (1985) by scholia on Thursday November 23, 2017 @06:16PM (#15768464)
Microsoft was trying to get companies to write Windows software in 1986-87. At the time, it argued that developing for Windows was developing for OS/2 PM.

Borland, Ashton-Tate and Lotus refused. In late 1987, Philippe Kahn said "People are afraid Microsoft is going to take control of the operating system." [1]

Microsoft was afraid that IBM going to take control of the operating system.

Windows 3.0 was enough of a success for Microsoft to intensify it efforts....

[1] http://voteview.uga.edu/gates.html

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