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canucker2016
3 months ago
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Microsoft gave up on Xenix/Unix when AT&T took interest in a commercial Unix and exerting influence/control over the direction of Unix.
Microsoft didn't see a profitable future in following AT&T.
pjmlp
3 months ago
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See UNIX World magazine from 1985, the Bill Gates interview on the future of Xenix.
p_ing
3 months ago
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Assuming you're talking about
https://archive.org/details/Unix_World_Vol02_10.pdf/page/n21...
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pjmlp
3 months ago
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Yes, exactly.
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Microsoft didn't see a profitable future in following AT&T.