Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> The thing that MS did that nobody else really did well was integrate
> lots of layers of stuff from lots of people.

when you're given control over the infrastructure software powering IBM's
microcomputer offering and its dozens of successful clones, you can do
anything, including dictating standards and APIs.

> You never had one piece of
> software that ran on multiple operating systems before MS.

which multiple OSes from MS?  The home edition and office edition?

> You never had
> reliable device drivers from third-party vendors before MS was around.

change MS for monopoly and you'll understand why they work so well.

> You never had six layers of functionality, all of which had to work
> together, coming from different competing companies, before MS was around.

here too.

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