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How did microsoft become such a monopoly to PC manufacturers?
I am a linux user and it does not seem right that one company can be in a oligopy with no other competitors. Other than a netbook from two years ago, i have never seen a computer for sale at a store without the windows os(not even a mac).
A long time ago, in a land far away....
Computers back then weren't these small home machines we have now because there wasn't an operating system that a typical home user could make any use of. Computers were massive machines with complicated systems that usually required a programmer because we also didn't have things like MS Office or Quickbooks yet.
Mr Gates and some other people thought it would be cool if everyone could have a computer in their house. The hold-up was an operating system that would allow small machines (and back then we thought an 8 bit machine with a magnetic tape drive was some hot stuff) to function usefully for every-day users. So he (and some others) created/modified an operating system (DOS) that could do exactly that. IBM made a small machine (PC-Jr then PX-XT) that could use that system and was inexpensive enough for most people to own. It didn't require a master's degree in computer science to operate but did require a bit of a nerd.
Some other computer makers started making home computers around that operating system and specification (PC compatible) that had good uses for everyone at home and at work. And it grew exponentially very fast. And then, Microsoft tossed out Windows (esp. 3.1 then '95) and the way we compute changed immeasurably. Any 4th grader could use a computer then.
So imagine that you invented a certain kind of fuel and then all of the car makers started making lots of cars that run on your fuel. They could have made cars to run on other fuel - and some did - but almost everyone had a car that runs on yours. What happens to your company? It just grows and grows and after a while just about everyone expects that "cars run on X fuel with few exceptions"
That's what happened at Microsoft - computers used MSDOS and Windows, with few exceptions.
Now, they don't really have a monopoly because, as you noted, Linux (and others) remain an option. Nobody made a law that says "you must use Microsoft products" and you're free to use whatever OS you'd like or even write your own.
So how did Microsoft get in the position they're in now? 1) they were very early to the market 2) they continued to improve their line 3) they produced a product that other companies based theirs upon so that the MS product became essential 4) They didn't give it away for free so they could afford to keep improving it.
Whether it's "right" - what if you had created DOS and Windows? Would you give it away for free so that Dell, Gateway, IBM, Asus, etc... could all make lots of money off of your work? Would you share all of the source code with everyone in the world so they could make it too - and sell it to other people without giving you any money? No, I didn't think so. Me neither.
But, if you don't like Microsoft products you have plenty of company and are free to use whatever other OS you'd like (or to write your own) and nobody will complain. It's one of the great things about a free market - even a free market that has huge big players in it. You can write your very own operating system and sell it to whoever likes it. If yours is as good as theirs, you might even take their place. (Firefox and Google took someone else's place in the market that way)
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Don’t Forget your School Colors when Opening a Dollar Store
RAH! RAH! GO! FIGHT! WIN! Most of us remember our school days. We were devoted and enthusiastic fans of every school team no matter what the sport. We were also proud of our school colors and mascot. If you are opening a dollar store you will find nothing has changed. Students and parents alike are strong supporters of the schools in your community. They enthusiastically prepare for the upcoming games. They celebrate the victories and gather to mourn the losses. Amazingly this occurs from grade school right through college. Be sure your store carries the right dollar store merchandise to help your school supporters celebrate. One of the easiest ways to help is in the party department.
#1) Be sure to carry party supplies in local school colors. When opening a dollar store watch your dollar store sale levels increase as the word gets out that you carry all the dollar store merchandise needed to celebrate the next upcoming game. Be sure to stock table covers, streamers, paper plates, cups, napkins and more in the colors for all the local schools to maximize results.
#2) Celebrate local schools by dedicating end caps to display the products available in their colors. If you are located in a smaller community this might be an end cap display that’s filled with all the dollar store merchandise you can locate in the right colors. Start with the local high school as the school year starts, and then bring it back with each new sports season. Don’t forget the local middle school and grade school. When you want to change the end cap from high school colors, simply rotate to the others. If you are in a larger community be sure to rotate through all the high schools for even more dollar store sales.
#3) Advertise the items you carry in your newspaper advertisements, on the windows of your store, and inserts into buyer shopping bags. Let the community know you have the right merchandise for parties and other school events. Small ads in the local paper are all that’s needed when coupled with banners and notices posted in your store windows. Consider adding small flyers to your shopping bags when new merchandise arrives to rejuvenate shopper excitement. That in turn will help to boost dollar store sales of those items.
#4) Maintain a good supply of dollar store merchandise in all the school colors throughout the school year. Don’t run out; there will be an unexpected visit and some disappointed potential buyers if they cannot obtain the items they wanted. Not only does that mean lost dollar store sales, but potentially you’ve lost future purchases to your competitors.
To your success when opening a dollar store!
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Bob Hamilton is an entrepreneur, author, writer, business consultant and trainer.
