Re:Quit Business school.
by edw519 on Sunday October 21, 2007 @10:48AM
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"at a very particular time"
...that doesn't hold a candle to today. Make no mistake about it: the stunning success of the microcomputer was caused by businesses, not individuals. And that success took quite a while... Microsoft-1975, Apple II-1977, IBM PC-1981, adoption by business 1984-1990.
Fast forward 2007. A reader of this post with nothing right now could conceivably have millions of users within a year. You said it yourself: "inconceivable". That word no longer exists. THAT's why today is "the best of times".
...that doesn't hold a candle to today. Make no mistake about it: the stunning success of the microcomputer was caused by businesses, not individuals. And that success took quite a while... Microsoft-1975, Apple II-1977, IBM PC-1981, adoption by business 1984-1990.
Fast forward 2007. A reader of this post with nothing right now could conceivably have millions of users within a year. You said it yourself: "inconceivable". That word no longer exists. THAT's why today is "the best of times".