On: Ask PG: What has changed since you wrote Hackers a...

[roblev]

The major Microsoft products are Windows and Office.

Windows is a better corporate OS than any of the alternatives and Office is an awesome piece of software by any standard.

[sharjeel → roblev]

I don't think any hacker is going to upvote you for that. You have to make people like through the eyes of a common man for that!

[wnight → roblev]

Both stunk and wouldn't have survived on their merits alone. They may be better than the alternatives NOW because they killed most of them. Having thirty unmolested years to perfect a product helps.