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Comment by SoftTalker

It was all about the difficulty of actually installing software on all those desktops. The web eliminated all of that.

And it was so easy for ODBC and other configs to get trampled on by users and installers running amok over existing settings.

Everyone was root on their PC in those days. The opportunity for users to screw things up accidentally was everywhere.

parent SoftTalker 3 years ago

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