I see your point, Doug, but IBM used to dictate st...
Steve · 2007-07-05T12:06:00
I see your point, Doug, but IBM used to dictate standards and eventually they lost their grip on the market because the majority of consumers didn't want to be dictated to. This was particularly the case in networking, where open system interconnection standards were developed precisely to avoid the kind of lock-in you describe.
I agree it's annoying that Microsoft can't see the writing on the wall, but it's there just the same and they would do well to heed it.
Unfortunately it seems they can and are dictating ...
Doug Napoleone · 2007-07-05T02:50:00
Unfortunately it seems they can and are dictating standards.I see your point, Doug, but IBM used to dictate st...
Steve · 2007-07-05T12:06:00
I see your point, Doug, but IBM used to dictate standards and eventually they lost their grip on the market because the majority of consumers didn't want to be dictated to. This was particularly the case in networking, where open system interconnection standards were developed precisely to avoid the kind of lock-in you describe.I agree it's annoying that Microsoft can't see the writing on the wall, but it's there just the same and they would do well to heed it.
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