[SC.LUG] Bill Gates to be Knighted?

[Richard Smedley]

Rick [Kitty5] wrote:

>>The computer revolution, in short, was getting on just FINE before M$
>>crippled it.
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>Win95 running on cheap x86 hardware is what kick started the entire consumer
>PC market and put MS in the position they are today.
>

Nonsense, the whole thing was kicked off by
Uncle Clive and his ZX80, and ZX81. This
brought computing into the homes of those without
the resources to build a UK101, or the considerable
werewithal needed to purchase an Apple ][.

These Johnny-come-lately, beige, ``PC'' boxes from
IBM and their imitators are a passing phase, and
will never achieve the longevity of, say, the QL
(eh, John ;-)

Moving back on-topic, the consumer and the
business user both had plenty of choice in 1995,
both of software and hardware. However Wintel
won out not just because of better marketing, but
- as has been pointed out - because it was what
wsa used in the office, and the reason for this was
the Lotus (and then Microsoft) spreadsheet.

>>>Hopefully the Queen will slip with that sword and take his eye out :)
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>>I hope she lops his head off.
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As sadists, you're all non-starters - how about
suggesting him for the next edition of  ``I'm a
celebrity, get me out of here''?

>Do you think even for a second that if IBM had come out on top with OS/2
>they would be backing Linux now?
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A fair question, but IBM has always, like Sun, made
their money from hardware.

 - Richard