How did Apple flourish despite Neal Stephenson's prediction that proprietary software companies would fail?
In the Beginning... Was the Command Line: In the Beginning... Was the Command Line is an essay by Neal Stephenson which was originally published online in 1999 and later made available in book form (November 1999, ISBN  ). In the Beginning... Was the Command Line:  The essay is a commentary on why the proprietary operating systems business is unlikely to remain profitable in the future because of competition from free software. In the Beginning... Was the Command Line:  It also analyzes the corporate/collective culture of the Microsoft, Apple, and free software communities. Apple Inc.: Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Apple Inc.:  Apple's consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites. Apple Inc.:  Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store and Mac App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud.
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