> Hmmmm, word processing (WP had, MS took it away), C++ compiler > (at least 2 or 3 competitors, MS took it away),
"Took" it away? What, did WP misbehave and get sent its room? How exactly did they take it away? > Instant > Messaging (primarily AOL, hmmm, not so much anymore, it turns > out to have been over taken by cell phones after MS took it > over...), Yahoo, Gaim, Twitter, AIM, SMS, ICQ, Jabber. You're right, MS dominates. The list of MS failures is as long as its successes. Its failures, notably, are most common when it tries to take on entrenched market standards. Or something entirely new (**cough** Bob). Not a very good track record. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
