GUIs 'forced' on people (was Re: Here's something to consider.)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed Sep 16 20:21:18 1998

Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com> wrote:
> I did not say there wouldn't be GUIs. But without the competition
> between the Mac OS and Microsoft, I seriously doubt there would have
> been anything close to the marketing pressure brought to bear.

I still disagree.

If Apple hadn't introduced the Lisa, the war might have been between
Microsoft, Digital Research, Amiga, GEOS, or any number of other contenders.

If any one company started having even a modest amount of success with a
GUI, everyone else would have followed suit.

Eventually there would have been one hugely successful GUI, and perhaps one
moderately successful one. Few people would care about the also-rans.
Received on Wed Sep 16 1998 - 20:21:18 BST