The software isn't 25 times better<< 10 things advanced users need in Longhorn | Main | Mailblocks Weblog >> Michael Gartenberg | December 09, 2003, 09:04 AM Wired interviews Bill Joy. Thirty years ago a supercomputer was 80 megahertz. Now a personal computer is 2 gigahertz, and yet the software isn't 25 times better. Amen to that :). I can do a lot more with my PC today than I could just a few years ago, but the core fundamentals haven't changed for the better. We're not only making the same mistakes over again with this stuff but we manage to throw a few new ones in at the same time. |
 Subscribe for free JupiterResearch email updates:
|