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To: Gottfried who wrote (436)5/30/1998 4:44:00 AM
From: Pierre-X  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2025
 
Thanks for the SR/VR tip. Gates has been a big proponent of SR/VR for quite some time -- too bad Intel isn't in tune with that. Interestingly both Grove and Moore have publicly endorsed SR/VR as a demand driver for MPUs ... but no visible action from Intel as a company -- they seem focused on 3D.

...

Sometimes I wonder what the f*** those $1.9 BILLION worth of R&D dollars are good for, judging by the quantity of mind-bogglingly crappy sh** coming from by there.

Dealing with the awe-inspiringly boneheaded design of some pieces of Windows ...

Still, we've made progress in the last decade.

...

If you want to learn some amazing stuff about monopolies check out de Beers.

God bless,
PX



To: Gottfried who wrote (436)5/30/1998 9:27:00 AM
From: Spots  Respond to of 2025
 
>>Gates also predicted that speech recognition would be a
standard feature of personal computers within five years.

And two or three years ago Gates was predicting Microsoft Bob
would be the interface of the future and the internet would
come to nothing. Still, I'd this one a better chance.


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