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| Remember IBM? Of all the companies you mentioned they are still the largest with the most revenues. |
So, if I buy a raw mobo and a cpu, is that a "naked PC or just semi nude?
Someday will there still be a Microsoft or computer brands? Will they be relevant or just about as important as a brand of toaster or phone? Will you even care.
Someday there will be no PC's or OS's, just some kind of meaningless communication device.
Remember Aston Tate, Lotus, Borland, IBM, Amiga, Radio Shack, DEC, Wang, etc? Where are they now, where will Microsoft, HP, Compaq, Gateway, Apple, etc. be in 5 or 10 or 20 years?
Someday computers will probably just be built into homes from the get-go, and my guess is 98% of those will be Microsoft networked-home systems. (The other 2% will be a few criminalized hackers and some persecuted open-source system that's permitted to lurk around just so that Microsoft can circumvent monopoly laws).
But, that day is still a while off!
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| Remember IBM? Of all the companies you mentioned they are still the largest with the most revenues. |