Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field daymessage-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1267arrow-down1message-squareIf Nintendo went belly up today the retro community would have a field dayPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareparpol@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·16 hours agoIf Microsoft went belly up today, the retro community and linux community would have a field day.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·16 hours agoOracle or someone worse would buy them. That’s how capitalism works.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·16 hours agoIf Oracle went belly up the world would unite in peace and harmony.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·15 hours ago99% of the world has no idea who that is.
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·14 hours agoWhat are you talking about? Java runs on millions of devices!
minus-squareChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoMost people dont even know what an OS is, nevermind java. (Insert relevant xkcd here).
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 hours agoPff, millions? How about 3 billions!
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 hours agoReally goes a long way to show how impactful their ceaseistance will be, eh?
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 hours 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.