IBM (with MS-DOS
They defined the PC as we know it including a lot of standards that persist to this day. It was immensely successful and allowed for IBM to dominate the personal computing space for years.
and OS/2)
Was doomed from the start. IBM is equally to blame for its demise, despite the haterade that people on slashdot are drinking.
Sun (with Java)
I seem to remember that involving more lawsuits than any sort of cooperation. In any case Java is currently a very popular language in the enterprise.
Next, try to find a PC without a Windows License forced on you. Building it yourself from pieces doesn't count (thank goodness as that's how I do all mine). Have fun.
That Windows license wasn't forced on you. You made that choice with full knowledge of your options. Pretending otherwise is basically lying.
Of course the Linux version of the same hardware is more expensive. Windows PCs come with the bundled crapware that subsidizes the cost of the operating system. Linux PCs don't have the bundled crapware and therefore cost the OEM more money. Not to mention most people who buy the Linux version did so by mistake and end up returning it.
Besides, I often enjoy rhinophytonecrophilia (nasal sex with dead plants).
What... the... fuck...
Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable, and three parts which are still under development.
