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Re:Leaving Google by im3w1l on Saturday October 23, 2021 @10:34AM (#28968900)
> 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.

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Re:Leaving Google by erik_seaberg on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:14AM (#28974917)
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.
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Re:Leaving Google by ghaff on Saturday October 23, 2021 @11:43AM (#28969527)
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.
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Re:Leaving Google by burntoutfire on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:41AM (#28976295)
There are billions of PCs in the world, it's hardly a thin slice.
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