Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: 3.5 Floppies
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Mon Mar 02, 2026 12:52

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  Re: Re: 3.5 Floppies
  By: Mortar to Rob Mccart on Mon Mar 02 2026 12:21 pm

 Mo> By a wide margin, and unless Microsoft goes out of business or does
 Mo> something horrendously bad, it will continue to be that way.  Microsoft is
 Mo> likethe Deathstar.  To paraphrase Governor Tarkin, Fear will keep the
 Mo> Windows users in line, fear of this company.  OK, a bit melodramatic
 Mo> perhaps, but not entirely wrong.  Fear of change, of the unknown will keep
 Mo> the majority of users siding with Windows, even if they're not
 Mo> particularly happy with it.  Why?  because it's easier and most people
 Mo> will choose "easy" over "better" any day.

I think that's basically how Microsoft Windows basically became the default OS for most PCs, despite there being arguably better options (such as OS/2, etc.). Most PC vendors were installing Windows on their PCs by default (andI've heard Microsoft was charging vendors for a Windows license for each of their PCs, even if they didn't install Windows on all their PCs).  Most people would just use Windows since it came with the computer, and there were relatively fewer people usingalternatives such as OS/2.

Nightfox

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