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varbhat
8 months ago
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
Cool! Now make Microsoft Office Open Source! I understand you won't,so atleast release the Linux versions of them!
rizalp
8 months ago
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That would not be a sound strategy. Microsoft choose to make a OS a commodity, but not services and platforms, as part of the strategy to commoditize the complements like developer tooling
Commoditize your complements:
https://gwern.net/complement
HankStallone
8 months ago
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I remember way, way back when Internet Explorer first came out, there was talk of a Unix/Linux version coming soon.
wvenable
8 months ago
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX
1997 to 2001 (IE 4 to IE 5 SP1)
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