Progress

“If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.”

— Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine

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6 Responses to Progress

  1. CW says:

    Unless it was an open-source Rolls Royce, in which case it would get five million miles per gallon, cost nothing, and work perfectly forever…

  2. red says:

    Very nice addition to the list.

  3. Dave says:

    Then get sued by SCO.

  4. David Foster says:

    The other great quote, from a software exec (I can’t remember his name) was:

    “What we have basically accomplished with the computer revolution is, at great expense, to turn highly-paid executives into incompetent clerk-typists.”

  5. Mr. Lion says:

    Unless it was a Mac, then it would cost $125, get a million miles per gallon while getting there faster, be a lot more fun to drive, and never explode. :)

  6. mj says:

    “Unless it was a Mac, then it would cost $125, get a million miles per gallon while getting there faster, be a lot more fun to drive, and never explode,”…

    , but would only drive on 5% of roads and require gas not available at most stations.

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