Tim Cook wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>>> Yeah, but MS gets slapped on the wrist for including things.  It's
>>> anticompetitive for the little guys that make stand-alone utilities.
>> 
>>   Since when? Has someone complained eg. about the command prompt?
> 
> Not since the days of PC-DOS and DR-DOS, but look at Windows Media
> Player, Internet Explorer, the ability to read zip files without needing
> to buy WinZip, the ability to write data CDs from explorer...because MS
> has a majority market share, *any* feature they add stifles competitors
> trying to monetise the same feature in niche markets.  (Did I reach my
> buzzword quota?)

Adobe didn't *let* Microsoft implement built-in PDF support, because they
feared Microsoft would Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish it.

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