I suppose the argument is in reverse. They are so ubiquitous, they don’t really have to be good anymore to capture the market.

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gh02t an hour ago | parent | next [-]

And they got that position of dominance more via shady deals and sketchy practices than by producing excellent software. Microsoft has done some good engineering, but that's not what made them what they are.

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doctorpangloss an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I haven't opened Office in years.

	▲	inigyou an hour ago \| parent [-]
		They haven't supported Office in years. You're only supposed to use the web app version now. And it's not called Office any more, it's called Copilot 365. Not joking.