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A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal

395 points · 171 comments · rbanffy

  1. jaredsia · · focus · HN ↗
    Starting October 14, 2026, Bloomberg is requiring a physical Bloomberg Keyboard for login and access on all Bloomberg Open Terminal workstations.

    The harder Bloomberg tries to control and restrict its users, the more users will just find alternatives or even build their own proprietary systems. It thinks it can be Apple in the financial data world, but I highly doubt it.

    1. evrimoztamur · · focus · HN ↗
      Wrong take. Bloomberg has a data monopoly on certain asset classes, most importantly bonds.
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