The key is whether the 'hidden item' is a viable pivot point
of competition or no. Water and cooking skills are not significant
disintermediable components of the value chain. DOS is, however
insignificant the market has become in 1997.
Rohit
>
> > But that's less relevant nowadays, since Windows 95 "no longer
> requires DOS".
>
> There is no reason for the scare-quotes. If you buy Windows 95, you
> don't have to buy a copy of DOS as well. Thus DOS is no longer required.
>
> If you buy a ham that says "no cooking required", do you get irate when
> you learn that the ham was actually pre-cooked?
>
> If you buy a sealed car battery that "never needs water added", do you
> get irate when you learn that there is actually water sealed in the
> battery?
>
> - Joe
>
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