Re:The End of Windows
by isostatic on Monday April 02, 2018 @10:21AM
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The reason windows is so popular in the home market is because it was in the 90s. businesses bought windows/office, and people brought the floppies home, which led to schools following suit, which lead to a generation thinking windows = computers.
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I grew up in the 90s and 00s and schools were all Apple but homes and businesses were all Windows
Yes, on paper Apple was the future -- kids were learning it at school, and thus would recommend it and require it both at home, and then in the office a decade later.
However Microsoft capitalised on their position in the office, and it was far cheaper to buy a fully functioning computer at home with a copy of windows and office from work. Then schools were under pressure to provide what was normal.
Piracy made windows what it is.