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ZDNET: How Microsoft Took the ‘Win’ Out of Windows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 1998

Thanks to David
Stokes
for this link.

Jesse Berst writes an editorial about how Microsoft destroyed
the market for Windows applications.

“Microsoft has killed the Windows software industry. Made it so
difficult to win that tech talent and tech money are going
elsewhere.”

“Keep all the good markets for ourselves
Let developers fight for the crumbs we don’t want”

There’s a poll at the bottom where you can vote on what you
believe will be the best way to revive the Windows software
industry.

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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