[Gllug] RE: Gates to get Knighthood!!!

[David Abbishaw]

I have a question - If the Dos didn't make the PC sell so well why didn't
the IBM 5100 that was released before the PC and for most purposes very
similar sell?


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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:04:52 +0000
From: Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org>
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Re: Gates to get Knighthood!!! (Andrew Halliwell)
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
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On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 03:59:34PM +0000, Jack Bertram wrote:
> * None of these other systems were able to compete against DOS, despite
> their technology superiority.  This is despite the presence of competing
> operating systems (OS/2, CP/M) on the same architecture, and at least in
> the period we're talking about (pre-1992, say) it's difficult to accuse
> Microsoft of having a monopoly position.  After all, there were DOS
> clones available in those days too!  So I'm not convinced that
> Microsoft's "parasitism" was responsible for holding back the industry,


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