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The Unix wars are over and it seems innovations has slowed, sadly.


Innovation had peaked long before the Unix wars. I think that the diminished innovation rate comes from rising inertia due to the large code volume, diminishing returns, and compatibility concerns.


They have been replaced by Linux distribution wars.




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