Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field daymessage-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1282arrow-down1message-squareIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field dayPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareparpol@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·4 days agoIf Microsoft went belly up today, the retro community and linux community would have a field day.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoOracle or someone worse would buy them. That’s how capitalism works.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days agoIf Oracle went belly up the world would unite in peace and harmony.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days ago99% of the world has no idea who that is.
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoWhat are you talking about? Java runs on millions of devices!
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoPff, millions? How about 3 billions!
minus-squareChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoMost people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoReally goes a long way to show how impactful their ceaseistance will be, eh?
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days 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.