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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by aleph_minus_one on Monday August 11, 2025 @09:43PM (#44871433)
> It did take them two more releases to make it into the consumer product.

Rather: It took them two more releases until they offered a version that had a price tag (setting the price was a conscious decision by Microsoft) that made a Windows NT derivate also affordable to non-professional users.

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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by asveikau on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @12:46AM (#44872493)
I don't think it was that simple. Hardware support wasn't good on NT, and it had poor compatibility with a lot of 9x software. These were two things that MS considered obstacles at the time.
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