> OSes for PCs (not Macs)
If you slice the market thin enough anything can be a monopoly. This particular distinction seems pretty arbitrary to me.
Re:Leaving Google
by erik_seaberg on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:14AM
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You could buy a computer with MacOS installed. You almost couldn’t buy a computer with OS/2 or BeOS installed, because Microsoft would threaten your OEM with a punitive price hike for Windows licenses the majority expect.
I agree but even if you throw Macs in there, the Windows marketshare is probably still over 90%. Maybe a bit lower if you include Chromebooks too.
Re:Leaving Google
by burntoutfire on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:41AM
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There are billions of PCs in the world, it's hardly a thin slice.
Market for OSes for PCs (not Macs) is a great example. Windows has what, 98% market share there? It got there thanks to the dynamics of this particular market, which is totally a "winner takes all" one. In particular, if Microsoft were more relaxed in 80ties and 90ties, there likely would not be Microsoft or Windows at all today, and everybody'd be using Os/2 Warp or BeOS or something else on our PCs.