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> Many claimed software was largely worthless because it was only replacing existing analog alternatives. Reminds me of the famous and unfortunate quotes [1]
by asciii 4y ago
> Many claimed software was largely worthless because it was only replacing existing analog alternatives.
Reminds me of the famous and unfortunate quotes [1]
[1]https://www.ittc.ku.edu/~evans/stuff/famous.html https://www.ittc.ku.edu/~evans/stuff/famous.html
- tialaramex 4y agoThe Bill Gates quote at the end is unsourced. In the unlikely event Gates ever actually said or wrote that, somebody would have a citation.
- OJFord 4y agoHe denies it himself, but a plausible explanation given here is that he perhaps meant '~ in the lifetime of this system': https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2863/did-bill-gates-say-640k-ought-to-be-enough-for-everyone https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2863/did-bill-g... (It goes back to 1985 apparently, so does seem unlikely it came from nowhere, since it wouldn't have seemed so ridiculous then.)
- rxhernandez 4y agoIt would be interesting to see how many of these criticisms are criticisms of these things as they stood and not for their potential; it seems ridiculous to place the onus on the critics to see if someone can execute well in the future.