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I thought they were resurrecting Microsoft Bob, the operating system for kids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micros
by tims33 29d ago
I thought they were resurrecting Microsoft Bob, the operating system for kids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob
- madaxe_again 29d agoMS Bob was for adults… although there were kid dedicated areas, like the den, and I seem to remember packard bell navigator being a kid-friendly reskin.
- archonis 29d agoIt was for adults, but the design was quite childish.
- guy4261 29d agofor… kids? :/
- 5G_activated 29d agoChildren were, and are, permitted to use the computer.
- mrandish 29d agoNaming a new product which is a "partner that helps you by making it easier" "Bob" seems like a... lack of historical awareness?
- gregw2 29d agoHey now, sure, Microsoft Bob didn't get us ordinary users a "partner that helps you by making it easier", but it DID help MS Bob product owner Melinda French get a "partner that helps you by getting 10+ billion dollars" in the end, amiright? <joking> Maybe IBM is signalling it is likewise hoping for 10 billion dollars while also realizing the (AI) partner might not end up being that helpful either?? <further joking>
- snickerbockers 29d agoAfter what we've learned about Billy gates in the last year im not certain that's such a good deal.
- bananzamba 28d agoIt's a reference to Bob the builder, the children's TV show. You know, because AI IDEs help you build stuff
- zabriel_goss 29d agoMy first thought as well!!