Ten things holding back tech
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| 1. Microsoft's stranglehold on the desktop
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| Windows unified the personal-computer market, and led it into the enterprise.
| A good thing, surely? Yes — if unity is more important than innovation,
| flexibility and a free market. The European Commission disagreed with that,
| as have courts around the world.
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/features/0,1000002000,39291080,00.htm
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Proprietary software is from dark ages
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| So proprietary software means that we are in the dark ages and open
| source software means that we are in a mature democratic world. In
| fact, Eric Raymond has advocated a similar argument in his essay
| titled "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". Whether you want to live in
| the dark ages or in a democratic society, is your choice.
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http://www.krishworld.com/blog/open-source/proprietary-software-is-from-dark-ages/
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