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Re:The 50th Anniversary of Doug Engelbart's Great Demo by fspacef on Saturday December 08, 2018 @01:43AM (#18634223)
Innovation always seems 2 steps forward one step back... I wonder if we will look back at Steve Jobs' iPhone launch in 07 as something similar (if not already).
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Re:The 50th Anniversary of Doug Engelbart's Great Demo by joaomacp on Saturday December 08, 2018 @03:44AM (#18634483)
That launch is already considered an innovative turning point.

What he shows is basically what exists now in phone tech (apps, good internet, GPS...), and it's the same only-screen device (today's are equal, only larger). And it's now owned by more than 2 billion people.

I know Jobs was seen (probably correctly) as a jerk. But this was such a huge achievement that I can't help admiring it.

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