Microsoft's Windows Operating System Continues to Dominate the Market,even Though

question 31

Multiple Choice

Microsoft's Windows operating system continues to dominate the market,even though it has been around for over twenty years.Windows will likely remain in the mature stage of the product life cycle:

• A) indefinitely.
• B) until it rules the world.
• C) until a superior product comes along to replace it.
• D) unless Microsoft repositions Windows as an introductory stage product.
• E) all of these.

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