← Back to context Comment by tonyedgecombe 18 days ago Windows was a moat but it looks more like an anchor now. 2 comments tonyedgecombe Reply symfrog 18 days ago Windows' moat was not the operating system code, but that they were able to get distribution via IBM, and then grow an ecosystem of applications that were targeted at Windows, which created a snowball effect for further applications. softwaredoug 18 days ago Yes though still it was a big barrier to build an OS.
symfrog 18 days ago Windows' moat was not the operating system code, but that they were able to get distribution via IBM, and then grow an ecosystem of applications that were targeted at Windows, which created a snowball effect for further applications. softwaredoug 18 days ago Yes though still it was a big barrier to build an OS.
Windows' moat was not the operating system code, but that they were able to get distribution via IBM, and then grow an ecosystem of applications that were targeted at Windows, which created a snowball effect for further applications.
Yes though still it was a big barrier to build an OS.