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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

they were trying to make a windows alternative since microsoft was using their leverage w windows to make corel lose money and courts were doing little more than slapping microsoft on the wrist for doing it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I find it reminiscent to what Valve is doing with SteamOS and Proton today. That is, establishing a viable alternative to MS Windows through using Wine/Proton in order to not be reliant on a competitor for running their software.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Just keep in mind that value can lock you in any day. Steam is proprietary after all.

We don't need wildly successful companies. We need options and completion

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, Bill Gates destroyed a lot of other companies with his OS monopoly, Dbase (Access) and Lotus 1 2 3 (Excel)...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

and now he's a "philanthropist"

emphasis on the quotes since he's put his wealth into a charity; like most of the utlra wealth do; to avoid taxes so now he's legally required to spent 5% of it in philanthropy.