[Gllug] Re: Gates to get Knighthood!!! (Andrew Halliwell)

[Christopher Hunter]

On Wednesday 02 Mar 2005 15:50, will wrote:
> David Abbishaw wrote:
> > I'm sorry and I'll probably have millions of people shooting at me for
> > this comment BUT - If it wasn't for Bill Gates PC's would not be as they
> > are today, he is responsible for bringing computers to the masses.  And
> > without cheap and readily available Intel x86 computers where would Linux
> > be today?
>
> <cough>IBM</cough>
>
> Certainly the GUI has been something to aim for, but it is possible that
> if MS hadn't been as popular something else would have filled the gap,
> maybe Macs or something.

..... and if the guys from Digital Research had turned up at the infamous IBM 
meeting, Microsoft would have never reached the masses.

Chris

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