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Fully agree that these ads were hardly unique in their prescience. Reminds me of how AT&T failed alongside General Magic in deploying a commercial network expe
by itisit 2y ago
Fully agree that these ads were hardly unique in their prescience. Reminds me of how AT&T failed alongside General Magic in deploying a commercial network experience that ignored the browser. [0]
My guess is this was the initial vision on display in these commercials. The internet may be the new plumbing, but the experience would still be a proprietary online service, not a proper ISP.
[0] http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2014/06/102725220/102725220-05-01-acc.pdf http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/201...