Before Microsoft and Windows in the 80’s when they pushed for the way all software is licensed out now. There’s a pretty clear history on the matter you could look up.
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Before Microsoft and Windows in the 80’s when they pushed for the way all software is licensed out now. There’s a pretty clear history on the matter you could look up.
So when it was the wild wild west of computer vending and distro sharing? And IBM monopolized the market?