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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by WalterBright on Friday November 26, 2021 @08:28PM (#29356245)
> It surpassed operating system complexity

Gates understood that early on (that the browser would become the platform), hence giving Explorer away for free.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by TheRealDunkirk on Sunday November 28, 2021 @06:15AM (#29367994)
I think what you meant to say was that Marc Andreeson understood it would become the platform, and Gates came to realize that he was on to something, and used Microsoft's monopoly to steal the implementation of the idea.
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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by WalterBright on Sunday November 28, 2021 @01:11PM (#29371237)
I didn't mean to say that. I don't know what Marc understood, but I do know that Gates made it clear what he thought.
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