Ecosystem

The OS/2 Myth: Why Technically Superior Products Lose (and What Really Killed IBM)

đź“… July 12, 2026 đź“‚ Tech Industry

OS/2 didn’t fail because it was technically inferior to Windows. It failed because IBM partnered with a company—Microsoft—whose survival depended on OS/2’s failure. This is a masterclass in platform economics: control the ecosystem, not the code. If you’re building a product that depends on a rival’s cooperation, you’ve already lost.

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The AI Race Is Over. Google Already Won — And You Didn’t Even Notice.

đź“… July 12, 2026 đź“‚ AI & Machine Learning

While the world fixated on ChatGPT’s hype, Google quietly embedded AI into every layer of your digital life: search, mobile, maps, even Apple’s Siri. The AI race isn’t about benchmarks or chatbots—it’s about distribution. Google already won by turning its ecosystem into an inescapable AI infrastructure, and antitrust battles are only making it stronger.

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