Honestly, I thought the guy was a douchebag since at least the late 90s, IIRC. I cannot remember exactly why I first started getting annoyed with him, but it’s not surprising to learn he turned out to be a total asshole.
“The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I don’t want one of these new fangled devices.”
But in searching for that, I see he’s been more consistently wrong than I would ever have believed.
Shit. Thanks for reminding me how far one of the tech gurus I remember from my earliest days has fallen. WTF is wrong with people?
Bring Back HUAC by John C Dvorak
To think there was ever a time where this man’s opinion was something I looked forward to reading. 🤮
Honestly, I thought the guy was a douchebag since at least the late 90s, IIRC. I cannot remember exactly why I first started getting annoyed with him, but it’s not surprising to learn he turned out to be a total asshole.
I always wrote off his cranky boomer schtick as a schtick. Turns out it wasn’t one.
Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) had a similar trajectory.
Goddammit. I wasn’t aware of this about Dvorak. Wtf is wrong with people, indeed.
Really the warning signs were there… ;)
But in searching for that, I see he’s been more consistently wrong than I would ever have believed.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Dvorak