The Fool wrote:
My first experience with computers were Apple II's in elementary school. My first computer was an IBM XT with MS-DOS 3 and an amber monitor (which
ran primarily GWBasic). Oh, and I can program on an IBM 370 with COBOL.
The Apple II didn't even exist until a decade after I started using computers... so I think you've made my point.
Perhaps there's a 'How things ought to work' collory to the 'Golden age' meme.
In my experience, "oughts," "shoulds" and their ilk are the seeds of resentment. I guess we agree on this.
Actually I was mostly just trying to criticize his remarks about how Mr.
Gates is taking away the ability of future entrepreneurs to do what Mr.
Gates himself did (Qbasic shipped windows with up till win98SE), which is
the same kind of argument as the 'golden age' meme.
Not sure I caught that in the thread, but I do think Microsoft has been predatory for quite a while now. But Bill's orientation has always been to package innovation (anyone's) to maximize market share -- he's never thought of that as predatory. He's got a blind spot there, in my experience, so I think David has it right.
Nick
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