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That's the truth. But our society will only move as fast as we say to. All of this, economy, technological advance, social issues all exist in our mind. Surely a giant such as Microsoft could be dedicated to being at the forefront of a wave of events



These things are ultimately tools, means to an end. I'm glad MS is thinking of their users rather than adopting new for the sake of new.


Yeah, but I prefer to program with a modern laptop than punching cards, even though so many users still know how to use the cards.


Um what? Very few people know how to use the cards. Most people have much more experience with keyboards and prefer to use them.




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