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If The Automobile Had Followed The Same Development Cycle As The Computer, A Rolls-Royce Would Today Cost $
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If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the
computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per
gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
-- Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld
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