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

[will]

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.

Will.
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