Jeff Bezos convinced 22 investors to back his new company Amazon in 1994 (2018)

Re:Jeff Bezos convinced 22 investors to back his new company... by scarface74 on Saturday August 22, 2020 @09:11PM (#24248701)

People could have gotten rich investing in anything that Dvorak poo poo’d

https://512pixels.net/2009/01/early-macintosh-reviews-show-d...

Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation — as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.

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Re:Jeff Bezos convinced 22 investors to back his new company... by sgerenser on Saturday August 22, 2020 @11:21PM (#24249259)

I could never be sure if Dvorak was actually serious or just always writing stuff that was purposely inflammatory to get a reaction. Basically the print/magazine version of clickbait before that word was even invented.

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Re:Jeff Bezos convinced 22 investors to back his new company... by DerekL on Sunday August 23, 2020 @03:32AM (#24250262)

“I was talking with Dvorak at the Vloggercon party this evening, and he started telling a story about how he deliberately pisses Mac users off to get flow for his stories…” – Dave Winer

http://scripting.com/2006/06/09.html#When:10:38:44PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMQv0j29WHA

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Re:Jeff Bezos convinced 22 investors to back his new company... by wnevets on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:43AM (#24249831)

He would also say that stuff outside of articles as well tho

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