Name: Anonymous 2012-10-11 9:47
unix over multics
linux over minix, bsd, plan9, beos
x86 over risc
dc over a
java over smalltalk
http and c++ are good examples, but I don't know what the alternatives were
worse is better forces (evolutionary pressures/economic constraints that lead to local maximums because they are better in the short term):
compatibility
portability
time to market
familiarity (in UI and programming languages)
linux over minix, bsd, plan9, beos
x86 over risc
dc over a
java over smalltalk
http and c++ are good examples, but I don't know what the alternatives were
worse is better forces (evolutionary pressures/economic constraints that lead to local maximums because they are better in the short term):
compatibility
portability
time to market
familiarity (in UI and programming languages)