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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by reaperducer on Monday February 10, 2020 @12:24PM (#22291120)
or are completely unavailable on other OSs (many video games)

I get a chuckle whenever I realize how things have changed.

In the early to mid-80's, there was a popular mantra that the IBM PC ecosystem was for "serous work," and anything else was "just for games," which was a slap at Apple (then dominant for business, but rapidly slipping) and the other alternatives.

Today, it seems that for the majority of ordinary people, the only reason they stay in the Wintel ecosystem is for games.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by CamperBob2 on Monday February 10, 2020 @04:12PM (#22293416)
Games back then weren't an important part of our culture. They are now. Consequently they are a requirement.

Seems simple enough to understand.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by reaperducer on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @11:12AM (#22299563)
Games back then weren't an important part of our culture.

The mind boggles.

I think you've just outed yourself as someone who wasn't alive or awake back then.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @10:53PM (#22305575)
I was writing games back then, thank you very much. :-P
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday February 10, 2020 @04:30PM (#22293594)
> the only reason they stay in the Wintel ecosystem is for games.

Is it still "Wintel" when a lot of gamers are going AMD now?

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by yellowapple on Monday February 10, 2020 @08:22PM (#22295154)
It is until AMD goes mainstream with an instruction set not developed by Intel.
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by angrygoat on Monday February 10, 2020 @09:07PM (#22295358)
Such as AMD64? :)
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by yellowapple on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @03:13PM (#22302301)
Okay, or directly descended from an instruction set designed by Intel :P
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