Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 16:38:44 +0100 From: Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How did the MSFT monopoly start? Message-ID: <20010806163844.D15418@jake.akitanet.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <p05100301b7945c3c8414@[194.78.241.123]>; from brad.knowles@skynet.be on Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 04:40:44PM %2B0200 References: <20010806142544.A64348@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010806150653.C96762@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <p05100301b7945c3c8414@[194.78.241.123]>
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On Aug 6, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> wrote:
> However, at some point, they stopped creating customized versions
> of MS-DOS, and started being more restrictive on what licensees could
> do with the product.
Ahhh, I've got you.
> I believe that the original questioner would be interested in
> knowing when that change happened, and under what circumstances. I'd
> be kind of interested in that answer, too.
It's before my time, but I seem to remember reading some years ago that the
point when that happened was when MSFT became more commercial and realised
they owned the crown jewels - they effectively had the standard, and could
increase market brand that was already well established as the "best DOS
around" so to speak.
Although, I would be interested to know *exactly* what happened if anybody
on here was around back then. I'm only 23, and therefore MSFT is 3 years
older than me! :-)
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