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Re:Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? by JoeBlu on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @04:17PM (#314013)
MSFT does not get enough credit for its peripherals. The keyboards aren't pretty, but they are some of the most comfortable I've ever worked on.
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Re:Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? by rbanffy on Thursday September 25, 2008 @02:40PM (#315201)
It's because they decided to focus on their more profitable software business, where they are marginally competent, while their core competency, the one they are unanimously praised for, is hardware gizmos.
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