Re:Time Till Open Source Alternative
by nine_k on Saturday August 27, 2022 @11:56PM
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Presence of an alternative ≠ the alternative replacing the incumbent.
Linux has not completely replaced Windows or macOS, it even has not replaced FreeBSD. But having it as an alternative, even back in 1990s when it was not yet mature, was very important.
Firefox has not replaced MSIE or Chrome, but its presence is very, very important for the entire Web, to my mind.
Linux has not completely replaced Windows or macOS, it even has not replaced FreeBSD. But having it as an alternative, even back in 1990s when it was not yet mature, was very important.
Firefox has not replaced MSIE or Chrome, but its presence is very, very important for the entire Web, to my mind.