The Ultimate Killer App—Dear Bill (Software Development, End Users, Tech Satire, Microsoft Humor)
The Ultimate Killer App—Dear Bill An Open Letter to Bill Gates,The Ultimate killer App! Microsoft Corporation Attn: Bill Gates One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Subject: The Ultimate Killer App! My Dear Mr. Gates, Let me introduce myself. My name is Odell Hathaway. I have been a computer programmer since 1977, when my parents purchased their first computer for their business—an IBM 5100 Portable Computer. This was IBM’s attempt to develop a microcomputer that, of course, was eventually overshadowed by your DOS operating system and the IBM Personal Computer. As I say, I have worked as a computer programmer for over 30 years, man and boy. I have developed and maintained software both for companies with their own computers and software (developed in-house by me), and I have worked for companies that develop software or modify other people’s software (value-added resellers). While I am a fairly good developer of new software, I have found that I am also e...