Episode 1418 • • 45:44 - 48:46
1418: Homeless Apocalypse
John C. Dvorak's 1980s OS/2 Apology Anecdote
John C. Dvorak recounts a story from the 1980s involving a controversy he sparked in a PC Mag chat room regarding IBM's OS/2 operating system. After facing escalating hostility from the networked group, a friend at IBM advised him to apologize. Dvorak notes that the apology immediately diffused the situation, teaching him the danger of networked social groups.