Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field daymessage-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareparpol@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 month agoIf Microsoft went belly up today, the retro community and linux community would have a field day.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 month agoOracle or someone worse would buy them. That’s how capitalism works.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agoIf Oracle went belly up the world would unite in peace and harmony.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month ago99% of the world has no idea who that is.
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoWhat are you talking about? Java runs on millions of devices!
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoPff, millions? How about 3 billions!
minus-squareChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoMost people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoReally goes a long way to show how impactful their ceaseistance will be, eh?
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoThese days Microsoft are a major contributor to the Linux kernel, though. Sure, they’re trying to hold onto the desktop but on the server they’ve pretty much switched camps.
If Microsoft went belly up today, the retro community and linux community would have a field day.
Oracle or someone worse would buy them. That’s how capitalism works.
If Oracle went belly up the world would unite in peace and harmony.
99% of the world has no idea who that is.
What are you talking about? Java runs on millions of devices!
Pff, millions? How about 3 billions!
Most people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
Really goes a long way to show how impactful their ceaseistance will be, eh?
These days Microsoft are a major contributor to the Linux kernel, though. Sure, they’re trying to hold onto the desktop but on the server they’ve pretty much switched camps.