Us users thought getting around to using a pricey little friendlier-than-nix system for free was a getting-away-with-it. It worked for companies who use computers because they don't have to train that much for employees and it worked too for the companies who supply companies with computers with licensed copies, ultimately it inflated Micros***t's pockets a lot than it did for everyone else.
(Piracy) worked and still works for Micro***t but that bandwagon can't carry everyone in. Any (business) model will continue work as long as only a few are engaging in it.
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Us users thought getting around to using a pricey little friendlier-than-nix system for free was a getting-away-with-it. It worked for companies who use computers because they don't have to train that much for employees and it worked too for the companies who supply companies with computers with licensed copies, ultimately it inflated Micros***t's pockets a lot than it did for everyone else.
(Piracy) worked and still works for Micro***t but that bandwagon can't carry everyone in. Any (business) model will continue work as long as only a few are engaging in it.