First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers.

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Subject	First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers.
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Date	2019-01-17 15:21 -0800

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Andrzej asked:
> > IBM offered customers MicroSoft's DOS or Kildall's CP/M;
> > CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle.
> 
> Was CP/M at the time actually better than Microsoft's DOS ?

Before the IBM PC, the desktop market barely existed;
as the market grew, DOS became the superior option.
First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers.

To this day, I prefer Microsoft Visual Studio 2017,
Community (free) Edition.   Jeff-Relf.Me/Macros.HTM

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CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-01-17 11:56 -0800
  Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. silverslimer <silver@slim.er> - 2019-01-17 17:45 -0500
    First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-01-17 15:21 -0800
      Before 1980, the desktop market was very young, very small. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-01-18 10:03 -0800
        Re: Before 1980, the desktop market was very young, very small. silverslimer <silver@slim.er> - 2019-01-18 18:40 -0500
          You're supposed to buy all new hardware/software. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-01-18 17:31 -0800
            Re: You're supposed to buy all new hardware/software. silverslimer <silver@slim.er> - 2019-01-18 21:39 -0500
              Re: You're supposed to buy all new hardware/software. "Chris M. Thomasson" <ahh_f_it@crap.nothing> - 2019-01-18 19:48 -0800
          Re: Before 1980, the desktop market was very young, very small. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2019-01-18 23:08 -0700
      Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2019-01-18 13:40 -0800
        Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Sergi o <invaliid@invalid.com> - 2019-01-18 16:18 -0600
          Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2019-01-18 14:48 -0800
          Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2019-01-19 07:05 -0500
            Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2019-01-19 12:52 -0800
        Re: First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers. Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2019-01-18 15:22 -0800
    Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Sergi o <invaliid@invalid.com> - 2019-01-17 20:56 -0600
      Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. silverslimer <silver@slim.er> - 2019-01-18 08:48 -0500
        Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Sergi o <invaliid@invalid.com> - 2019-01-18 10:42 -0600
        Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2019-01-18 23:14 +0100
          Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. PP <email2@lizards8912m.org> - 2019-01-18 22:53 +0000
            Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. silverslimer <silver@slim.er> - 2019-01-18 18:46 -0500
              Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2019-01-18 23:09 -0700
        Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-21 07:49 -0600
    Re: CP/M cost 200$ more, so MicroSoft won the battle. Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2019-01-18 03:52 +0000

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