Tech Conspiracies That Are Going Nowhere
from the don't-bet-on-it dept
A nice bit of filler from News.com talking about a bunch of “conspiracy theories” in the technology world that are unlikely to ever come true, such as Apple moving to Intel chips and Microsoft moving to Canada. Some seem to have a little more basis in reality than others. Some are just silly (Microsoft is involved in pure evil). Others keep popping up year after year, such as the rumor that the PC is going away. On this one, he makes a good point: the PC is like a car. Sure, it would be more fuel efficient to use public transportation, but that misses the point of why everyone wants their own car – owning the actual car gives them flexibility and power not available in public transportation. Sure it would be more cost efficient to just have terminals connected to the internet, but that misses the point on owning your own PC – giving users flexibility and power of having everything locally.
Comments on “Tech Conspiracies That Are Going Nowhere”
Microsoft *IS* pure evil...
Microsoft is involved in pure evil
But, Mike, MicrosoftTM IS pure EvilTM. How can that be silly? I believe Dr. Evil was in the process of acquiring Microsoft since they were the largest consumer of products of his current evil enterprise, the StarbucksTM Corporation. Check your facts man! After all, there is no coincidence that both MicrosoftTM and StarbucksTM were founded in the same state of Washington…That was one of Dr. Evil’s hideouts in the 60’s, my former boss, who now lives in Washington State works as a henchman for Dr. Evil.
Re: Microsoft *IS* pure evil...
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