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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The launch of Windows 95 felt more like a pop culture event than a tech release. Microsoft went all in with a $300 million campaign, blasting the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up,” handing out Windows-branded soda and T-shirts, and even making a VHS guide hosted by Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry.
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On January 19, 1983, Apple introduced Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse. Apple’s Lisa was initially priced at $9,995.
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Yet the cultural dominance of the iPhone — and the transformation of the open internet into “walled gardens” and apps focused on simplifying the user experience — has taken the “triumph of seamless usability” to a new level. This “tyranny of convenience,” to borrow Tim Wu’s phrase , should sensitize us to what may be lost when democratization proc
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