"Many commentators loudly mourn the
innovations that might have happened had
Microsoft not suppressed them, but they
are shy of naming them. None seem to see
the innovations Microsoft has made to
Windows, which now incorporates dozens
of items we used to buy from third parties.
These include calculators, text and
programming editors, search functions,
games, file viewers, audio recorders and
players, networking, and, dare I say it, Web
browsers. None of these are necessarily the
best of their class, but most are adequate,
and their inclusion does not harm
consumers -- although it may well harm
competitors."
Had he written this in 1992 I'd be damned impressed. This is awfully old news. What has happened for the last 7-8 years? |
