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Re:Azure has an edge over AWS at big companies, Goldman Sach... by elfexec on Thursday January 09, 2020 @04:06AM (#21999629)
> MS has a long history of being a provider of tools and not really competing with partners.

MS claim to fame was by providing tools to a partner and directly competing with their partner.

"In 1985, IBM requested Microsoft to develop a new operating system for their computers called OS/2. Microsoft produced that operating system, but also continued to sell their own alternative, which proved to be in direct competition with OS/2."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft

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Re:Azure has an edge over AWS at big companies, Goldman Sach... by caspper69 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @04:44AM (#21999796)
There's so much more to the IBM/Microsoft OS/2 story than the quote you posted. In fact, there have been books written about it. I'm not sure your quote accurately captures what actually happened over those 5 or so years.
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