• Zorque@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    For consumer electronics? Probably a long time. For industrial applications? Quite often.

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      9 hours ago

      That’s true, it took them 10-15 years but they built a huge service business. I was specifically referring to the loss of the desktop market to the “clones” which has a rough equivalence.

      It was more of a cheap shot than a serious prediction ☺️ As long as MS controls the licensing and software this is a completely logical move.