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minus-squareBillyClark@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoIn 1987, Bill Gates predicted in an interview that in 3 years time, 80% of new office systems would be based on OS/2, an operating system from IBM. The first release of Windows was in 1985, so that Computerworld interview was basically Bill Gates calling Windows obsolete.
In 1987, Bill Gates predicted in an interview that in 3 years time, 80% of new office systems would be based on OS/2, an operating system from IBM.
The first release of Windows was in 1985, so that Computerworld interview was basically Bill Gates calling Windows obsolete.