> As if that matters for how "revolutionary" a software technology is. Doesn't matter if you're only interested in it as a consumer. But then why would you be

> As if that matters for how "revolutionary" a software technology is. Doesn't matter if you're only interested in it as a consumer. But then why would you be on HN? Your entire comment would apply to introduction of the first transistors, which were worse than vacuum tubes in almost everything except size - and nobody at the time particularly cared for their size.