Nothing New Under the Sun... (Score 1)

Lack of memory plagues me now, but I can distinctly recall reading an article in some PC-industry rag about the lack of lobbying on the part of the tech industry approximately 10 ago, basically criticizing their naivete. Microsoft was cited as an example. It seems that, more often than not (i.e. the GUI, the Web browser, etc. etc.), M$ is many years late to the party, but successful nonetheless.