Cringely's post is interesting. I've long compared the modern computing world to the early auto industry. Early Ford ≈ Microsoft.
@getwired seems backwards. It was GM that offered choice versus black
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@monkbent Wrong angle (hard to fit a whole thesis into 140 chars). Ford delivered what others hadn't. A car every person could afford.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@monkbent Ford also stalled out in the late 1920's as both the economy soured and the market for the T stalled.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@monkbent Someday over beers I can explain. Or I can write it in the book I dream about writing... Long time out. -
@getwired I think we've had this argument before...once people got past the *first* car they wanted *their* car, and GM was there. -
@monkbent It's a dialog. Not an argument. And I think you're right... ;-)
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