Plaupius on 07 April 2010
| MikeB said: @ Plaupius An Apple related Amiga quote (from 1996, head of Macintosh development / chief engineering in the 80s until the early 90s): "When the Amiga came out, everyone was scared as hell. No one could figure out how they packed so much power into its off-the-shelf parts." I guess they were also worried people like me could run MacOS emulated faster from within AmigaOS than the fastest Mac could. 8-) Many missed oppertunities, but the dream lives on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mg6wrYCT9Q |
Yeah, sadly the history is full of great ideas and products that either go completely unnoticed or live on for a few years and slowly fade away. All the while comparatively speaking poor alternatives become the mainstream.
But still, at least I have Apple and Macs and my iPhone. And I truly hope the Windows Phone 7 Series turns out good, it is looking promising. As is Courier too. We need more innovation and better products for the mainstream.
