I suppose a million dollars in twelve days isn't much to someone who can pull in a twelve billion dollar weekend opener, but I think it's a big deal for the rest of us.
I was going to mention the Apple Newton, but you beat me to it. I actually owned one. For it's time it was great, even if it didn't do exactly what I wanted it to. It was a business device. More so than the Palm Pilot of the time. It was great, if all you wanted to do was keep up with contacts and write emails, but what I wanted at the time was more of a general purpose computer that I could hold in my hand. The current generation does that, but at the time none of these devices had a consumer focus. Flash back eight years prior, and there's a slim chance in hell they would even try to sell it to consumers. That's where the iPhone was great. Forget the technicals, and what the device actually does for a second. What made the iPhone successful was that it was a color Palm Pilot with the features that your mom would want. It's a subtle difference, but an important one.
Historically, the World Bank hasn't been especially transparent at all. But unless this is just a PR stunt, I see no reason not to believe that this would only be the start of it.
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I suppose a million dollars in twelve days isn't much to someone who can pull in a twelve billion dollar weekend opener, but I think it's a big deal for the rest of us.
I'm sorry. I generally only eat Xeons, and that's more of a breakfast food.
I was going to mention the Apple Newton, but you beat me to it. I actually owned one. For it's time it was great, even if it didn't do exactly what I wanted it to. It was a business device. More so than the Palm Pilot of the time. It was great, if all you wanted to do was keep up with contacts and write emails, but what I wanted at the time was more of a general purpose computer that I could hold in my hand. The current generation does that, but at the time none of these devices had a consumer focus. Flash back eight years prior, and there's a slim chance in hell they would even try to sell it to consumers. That's where the iPhone was great. Forget the technicals, and what the device actually does for a second. What made the iPhone successful was that it was a color Palm Pilot with the features that your mom would want. It's a subtle difference, but an important one.
But if they start using crabs for computers, what am I going to do for dinner on payday?
Historically, the World Bank hasn't been especially transparent at all. But unless this is just a PR stunt, I see no reason not to believe that this would only be the start of it.