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First and foremost, Microsoft sells compilers.

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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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                Re: Key issue in physics Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2019-01-11 13:41 -0800
                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
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                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
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