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Originally Posted by rcentros
EDIT: One more thing I wanted to add... Microsoft may have wanted to "play" with the others, but they always wanted to dictate the standards to their advantage.
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Gates was smart. You don't want the 'other guy's system' to become
The Standard. Especially if they have a Patent. $$$$ in royalties must be paid (instead of received
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Funny thing about the original IBM PC was the Royalty free system they had, led to everyone and their dog making accessories and software to use with it.
They tried to correct their (revenue)
error, with the micro-channel architecture
