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It's more appropriate to say he lost to the internet. Even by 2006 it was obvious that OS didn't matter any more. Not that I agree with the grandparent.

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And post 2007, smartphones have shown that the the OS really does still matter.

The OS has always mattered. Do you really think that all the businesses that run Windows could just switch away from it with no pain? Gimme a break.

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