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This is a simple one. It's hype, halo and what the press is talking about.

Was watching a repeat of the Windows 95 launch last night. The publicity machine was in such high gear people were lining up (as they did for iphone) over shrink wrapped software as if it was the fountain of youth. That is the power of hype (and that has carried things to this point).



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