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Microsoft still has 90% desktop market share. They still have a very big reach. And this was the attitude that got them into a lot of trouble:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

People might not fear Microsoft like they used too, but they still have the knockout punch in them. If you're their competition, never let your guard down with them.



> If you're their competition, never let your guard down with them

I would upvote you a couple more times if I could. And, since you used a fistfight metaphor, allow me to remind you they never entered one without having their brass knuckles ready.




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