__/ [ Lawrence D'Oliveiro ] on Friday 22 September 2006 05:25 \__
> In message <3247023.mJMFQ9PJUf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Mainstream 'media' is controlled by people whose wage is financed by
>> sponsors. A paper that does not praise Microsoft will have a giant
>> retaliate and intimidate.
>
> What was the media like 20 years ago, when it was IBM, not Microsoft, that
> was dominant? How did Microsoft become popular back then?
The following was published today. It was an interesting story for me to read
as I was a toddler at the time.
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/09/22/the-key-decision-that-earned-bill-gates-his-53-billion/
The key decision that earned Bill Gates his $53 billion
It's like a short lesson in history of computing. Which reminds me: the
Museum of computing is funded by the Gates Foundation, so expect history to
be written with bias...
Best wishes,
Roy
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