Which brings us to Version One the old joke:
"Q.: How did God create the Universe in seven days?"
"A1.: Easy--he didn't have an installed base."
The other punchline for the lead being less relevant, but included for
completeness:
"A2.: He didn't--he goofed off for six days and pulled an all-nighter.
<A2b.: ...Isn't it obvious?>"
Harvey Newstrom wrote about technological leapfrogging:
> It is very difficult to retrofit an infrastructure.
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