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Gates Claims PC Era Not Over Yet
An anonymous reader writes "Bill Gates has collaborated to pen a response to the Wall Street Journal's recent claim that we are at the end of the PC era. From the article: 'The reality is a little different. The truth is that the model which has fueled the incredible popularity and affordability of the PC will continue to drive innovation and choice in the burgeoning area of personal devices such as cell phones, digital players and mobile PCs. As such, the PC is becoming more important and popular as a key enabler for these new digital scenarios in every corner of the world, from Indianapolis to Istanbul. If anything, it is, to paraphrase Churchill, perhaps the end of the beginning: the end of the first phase in the life of a young and evolving technology that is just now becoming as ubiquitous as the TV or the automobile.'"
Why is that comment funny? Not only did he not say it, it was actually true.
At the time most computers didn't even have 640K of ram let alone the multiple GBs we have now. It was fairly common to get 256K upwards to 512K as a "default install" or memory when PCs were first coming out. Given the average application then took less than 64K and was running in a SINGLE USER ENVIRONMENT his statement was fairly accurate.
So mods, please stop moding "640K" comments as funny or insightful or whatever. They're just from lame "me too" posters who haven't had an original thought in years.
Tom
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