Re:Satya Nadella: “I want to use this tactically vs. GOOG/AA...
by JamesLeonis on Sunday September 17, 2023 @11:17AM
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> Windows only has a "monopoly" on PC gaming
Microsoft poured money into game tools since the 90s, published a large library of in-house games themselves, litigated and demolished it's competition (both Apple and Linux), and courted every single hardware manufacturer in existence. XBox as a console came into being from this massive investment.
> because Apple refuses to licence their operating system for non-Apple hardware
Reminder that Microsoft poached Bungie, who developed Marathon and others exclusively for Macintosh, to develop Halo for PC and XBox exclusive releases.
Microsoft poured money into game tools since the 90s, published a large library of in-house games themselves, litigated and demolished it's competition (both Apple and Linux), and courted every single hardware manufacturer in existence. XBox as a console came into being from this massive investment.
> because Apple refuses to licence their operating system for non-Apple hardware
Reminder that Microsoft poached Bungie, who developed Marathon and others exclusively for Macintosh, to develop Halo for PC and XBox exclusive releases.