At 09:24 PM 12/30/98 -0800, Suzanne Stephens so eloquently stated:
>>>>>Examine Bill Gates' wealth compared to yours:
>>>
>>>I always thought that if Bill was really serious about putting a PC in
>>>every home or on every desk in the US (or however it is that his slogan
>>>goes), why doesn't he just give one to everybody who doesn't already have
>>>one?
>
>George wrote:
>
>>Because his is a software house?
>>
>>Actually, that would make a lot of sense, then sell software,
>>which, as everybody knows is addictive.
>
>Exactly. Think of all the people who would be able to learn to use
>computers if only they had them. And if Bill bought all those computers,
>natcherly they'd be Wintel boxes, not Macs, so he'd have even more control
>over what platform kids and families learn to use at home (not that I think
>that's a good thing).
>
Hmm. I seem to recall a pair of Steves who did that in schools.
Seems they wanted to do some apple polishing with teachers and
kids. So what happened?
As far as Bill and Apple, he'll let them stay around as long as
the DOJ keeps on his tail (I got "Gates Speaks" for Christmas).
George
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