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		ribosometronome on Aug 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FOSS app removed from the Play Store for linking t... A Microsoft operating system was on 97% of all computing devices in the year 2000, even higher if you narrow the definition to something like "home computer".

gunapologist99 on Aug 13, 2021 | [–]

Microsoft didn't block or remove apps from the internet.

tomnipotent on Aug 13, 2021 | [–]

Microsoft didn't a collect a tax on every dollar made from every business distributing on Windows.

xtracto on Aug 13, 2021 | [–]

Well... they did have the "Windows Tax" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows ).

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