Re: "25 Killer Apps of All Time"

Relaxin wrote:

"Peter Coffee's 25 Killer Apps of All Time"
http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,1206,pg=0&s=26705&a=196169,00.asp
1983: Turbo Pascal

You do realize that this is over 20 years ago?
Delphi (Pascal) has losted it's edge many years ago...it's no where
near the Killer App is used to be.

You're kind of missing the point of the article.
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