EPISODE · Aug 5, 2019
Podcast: “IBM PC Compatible”: how adversarial interoperability saved PCs from monopolization
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In my latest podcast (MP3), I read my essay “IBM PC Compatible”: how adversarial interoperability saved PCs from monopolization, published today on EFF’s Deeplinks; it’s another installment in my series about “adversarial interoperability,” and the role it has historically played in keeping tech open and competitive. This time, I relate the origin story of the... <a href="https://craphound.com/news/2019/08/05/podcast-ibm-pc-compatible-how-adversarial-interoperability-saved-pcs-from-monopolization/" class="more-link" title="Read Podcast: “IBM PC Compatible”: how adversarial interoperability saved PCs from monopolization">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>
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In my latest podcast (MP3), I read my essay “IBM PC Compatible”: how adversarial interoperability saved PCs from monopolization, published today on EFF’s Deeplinks; it’s another installment in my series about “adversarial interoperability,” and the role it has historically played in keeping tech open and competitive. This time, I relate the origin story of the... more
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