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		excalibur on Jan 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't forget Microsoft > Even to avid Silicon Valley historians, Microsoft is hard to define succinctly. No singular power law product defines Microsoft like Google’s Search, Apple’s iPhone, Amazon’s e-commerce, or Facebook’s social network. Are you kidding me? Why can't or won't you admit it's Windows? What did MS do to you?

ngc248 on Jan 31, 2022 [–]

Windows and Office. These were power law products before the other mentioned products were still a twinkle in their founder's eyes

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