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My favorite is Microsoft Terra which was designed mostly to show off their SQL database. THey had no idea about the power of personal data that Google would exp
by INTPenis 7y ago
My favorite is Microsoft Terra which was designed mostly to show off their SQL database. THey had no idea about the power of personal data that Google would exploit much later with Google Earth.
- agumonkey 7y agoAh well, very similarly DEC made altavista to show off so never thought of it as a product. Then Google came.
- INTPenis 7y agoReally? I had no idea Altavista was from DEC. In school in sweden we actually had a computer class where they taught us to use altavista. This was before Google blew up.
- agumonkey 7y agoaltavista history is "fun" https://digital.com/about/altavista/ https://digital.com/about/altavista/