So we're seeing the same development in the PDA domain we saw in the PC domain 20 yrs ago? People don't like handcuffs. Now, then, ever. Duh!
I remember well trying to write financial software for the MAC, you know, that NON-preemptive "multi-tasking" OS that always ended up being "multi-hogging".
For a variety of reasons, primarily compiler availability and better floating pt hardware, the 10hr MAC job turned into a sub-second PC job. Game over!
Apple never learns to get over itself and play nice with the world. Who's running this company anyway? Oh, that's right, the same guy - St Jobs.
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So we're seeing the same development in the PDA domain we saw in the PC domain 20 yrs ago? People don't like handcuffs. Now, then, ever. Duh! I remember well trying to write financial software for the MAC, you know, that NON-preemptive "multi-tasking" OS that always ended up being "multi-hogging". For a variety of reasons, primarily compiler availability and better floating pt hardware, the 10hr MAC job turned into a sub-second PC job. Game over! Apple never learns to get over itself and play nice with the world. Who's running this company anyway? Oh, that's right, the same guy - St Jobs.