Dan Hansen
Dec 29, 2020

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According to Jean-Louis Gassée, Gates made the comment in 1986 in response to the 1MB Macintosh Plus. Sort of like saying tablets smaller than the first iPad don’t make any sense or no one wants a stylus. Another version of the legend has Gates making the comment at a trade show in 1981. Of course Gates has denied the quote. Does anybody else miss the 80’s?

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Dan Hansen
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