Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field daymessage-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1281arrow-down1message-squareIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field dayPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareparpol@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·1 day agoIf Microsoft went belly up today, the retro community and linux community would have a field day.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoOracle or someone worse would buy them. That’s how capitalism works.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 day agoIf Oracle went belly up the world would unite in peace and harmony.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day ago99% of the world has no idea who that is.
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoWhat are you talking about? Java runs on millions of devices!
minus-squareChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoMost people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoPff, millions? How about 3 billions!
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoReally goes a long way to show how impactful their ceaseistance will be, eh?
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day 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!
Most people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
Pff, millions? How about 3 billions!
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.