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[Robert L. Harris]

No, I'm not saying they wouldn't exist, they'd just be a MUCH smaller
market.  Go look at what came along when.  As I said, every time M$
bought an idea and said "hey look what we have" all the devs, etc jumped
up and said "give us a week" and that spurred on the development alot
faster.  Look how slow everything was going in the X world before win 95
and then as the pattern of progression.



Thus spake Geoffrey (esoteric at 3times25.net):

> Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> >Without M$ we would have what?  No viable desktop.
> 
> What?  So you're saying that without M$, Linux would not have existed? 
> Apple, would not have existed?
> 
> Come on.  There are all kinds of inovative folks out there that would 
> not only have come up with the concept, but done a hell of better job.
> 
> You need to study your history again...
> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
> Think about it...
> 
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