TIME reported that Gates and Winblad met in 1984 and “started going on ‘virtual dates’ by driving to the same movie at the same time in different cities and discussing it on their cell phones.”
Yes there were. Motorola. My mom had a bag cellphone in her truck in the late 80s.
The cell phones in 1984 sold for around $4,000 I don't know how much my mom's was but I remember that phone calls on it were very expensive
"Somewhere in either Chicago, Baltimore or Washington, someone plunked down $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cellphone, on March 13, 1984"
"A handheld portable phone was considered a gimmick, a "look what I got!" rich man's toy with dubious utility. Measuring 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches and weighing 28 ounces, the 8000X was so big and heavy, even its creators had nicknamed it "The Brick." Plus, you could only use it for a half an hour before the battery gave out. Who would pay a quarter of the average salary in 1984 — more than $9,000 in 2014 dollars — to carry around such a useless load, especially since payphones were everywhere and only cost a dime to use?"
From that exact article...
Also who says they couldn't have bought them that year (1984) and used them? Its a whole year of which is still considered 1984
JFMAMJJASOND
^ he has 9 months of the year still... not to mention the idea that a rich person could have got them before it was commercially available which is what the article is referring to
Makes me think that he did not drop his ex for Melinda, randomly.. More like, Melinda was part of the plan and he "had to" switch GF to achieve something so made a deal with "Melinda" that he would but, with stipulations.
This OR-
They are making this other woman known now so they can use it for information that is planned on releasing.
Random news is not random.
Not susp at all, they already added an edit to her Wiki page to include the info.
So, a bit off topic but didn't the Simpsons have a plot line that sort of sounded like this? An arrangement to spend time with an ex?
Episode Title "Half Decent Proposal"
Marge, with a little help from Patty, Selma, and Jack (Daniels), e-mails Artie Ziff, who offers $1,000,000 for a weekend ("no funny business") alone with her - money they could use for an operation to make Homer stop snoring.
Well that is the only reason I brought it up. I have seen here and other places where people point out that Simpson seems to have some predictive programming. I guess it could just be because they have so many episodes thought that eventually they will cover everything.
I wouldn’t exactly equate Melinda Gates to Princess Diana but it seems like Ann Winblad was a bit like Camilla Parker Bowles. Who knew Bill Gates was such a player?
Yeesh! Does Kevin have to.......you know?
"Have to"? Oddly enough, for some reason, I think he sees it more of a "gets too" type situation.
There's no other way.
Calling bullshit.
No cell phones in 1984 folks.
Sure there were. Not remotely like today's but there were car phones if you were rich enough.
Don’t know if this counts but 1960s Herbie the love bug movie had cell phone props.
Actually looking it up 0G mobile phones came out in 1973. Both being techies they may have had them.
And rich
Bet they both had TRS-80s as well ..
Yes there were. Motorola. My mom had a bag cellphone in her truck in the late 80s. The cell phones in 1984 sold for around $4,000 I don't know how much my mom's was but I remember that phone calls on it were very expensive
I had a friend in the early 90s, brick phone. $1.00/minute.
They came out in 1973... https://www.google.com/search?q=when+did+cell+phones+come+out&ei=08CSYJfOEJ2e4-EPiu6S4AM&oq=when+did+cell+phones+&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYATICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6BwgAEEcQsAM6AggpOgcIKRAKEKABOgQIKRANOggIABDqAhCPAToFCAAQkQI6CAgAELEDEIMBOgQIABBDOgUIABDJAzoFCAAQkgM6BggAEBYQHlD_IFjDTWDjaWgIcAB4AIABhQOIAeMykgEIMC41LjIwLjKYAQCgAQGwAR7IAQjAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp
You're wrong, fren:
"Somewhere in either Chicago, Baltimore or Washington, someone plunked down $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cellphone, on March 13, 1984"
https://mashable.com/2014/03/13/first-cellphone-on-sale/
"A handheld portable phone was considered a gimmick, a "look what I got!" rich man's toy with dubious utility. Measuring 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches and weighing 28 ounces, the 8000X was so big and heavy, even its creators had nicknamed it "The Brick." Plus, you could only use it for a half an hour before the battery gave out. Who would pay a quarter of the average salary in 1984 — more than $9,000 in 2014 dollars — to carry around such a useless load, especially since payphones were everywhere and only cost a dime to use?"
From that exact article...
Also who says they couldn't have bought them that year (1984) and used them? Its a whole year of which is still considered 1984 JFMAMJJASOND ^ he has 9 months of the year still... not to mention the idea that a rich person could have got them before it was commercially available which is what the article is referring to
"Who would pay a quarter of the average salary in 1984 — more than $9,000 in 2014 dollars — to carry around such a useless load"
The same people that will stand in line for hours and pay $1000 when the latest and greatest cell phone comes out.
What's the point here?
You're trying to dispute the article you mentioned, on an entirely different point?
Feels like this article is trying to romanticise gates and such...
Lol half of the article is justifying how he bangs his ex girlfriend one weekend a year. It is straight Propaganda/PR Bullshit
Agreed
omg if this is real, I LOVE THIS FUCKING MOVIE SO MUCH
You can't make this stuff up!!
Seems to me like you can. Isn't this the script of some dumpy RomCom my wife just watched last night?
Cloning program.
absolutely..
and the associated mind control programs
Makes me think that he did not drop his ex for Melinda, randomly.. More like, Melinda was part of the plan and he "had to" switch GF to achieve something so made a deal with "Melinda" that he would but, with stipulations. This OR- They are making this other woman known now so they can use it for information that is planned on releasing. Random news is not random. Not susp at all, they already added an edit to her Wiki page to include the info.
Gawd...sounds like that movie 'Same Time Next Year' where Alan Alda meets his past hookup once a year at the beach, despite having a wife & kids.
Now they're doing remakes of the predictive programming, lol.
She was one of his handlers, a Ghislane type
this is what I thought when I heard about this
So, a bit off topic but didn't the Simpsons have a plot line that sort of sounded like this? An arrangement to spend time with an ex?
Episode Title "Half Decent Proposal"
Marge, with a little help from Patty, Selma, and Jack (Daniels), e-mails Artie Ziff, who offers $1,000,000 for a weekend ("no funny business") alone with her - money they could use for an operation to make Homer stop snoring.
You cannot predict the future, but you can sure as hell make a plan.
i think the guy who made the simpsons got all his ideas from gates while they hung out with epstein.
Well that is the only reason I brought it up. I have seen here and other places where people point out that Simpson seems to have some predictive programming. I guess it could just be because they have so many episodes thought that eventually they will cover everything.
There’s now way this could be!!! She had a Mac.
I saw that too ha!
Not a surprise. They’re all fucking related in Hollywood, which is why they’re psychopathic because of all the inbreeding.
u/#topkek
Wow. This is crazy. I have no further input but myind is blown
That is so fucked up. Mind blown. Thank you. I love these better than hopiums.
I wouldn’t exactly equate Melinda Gates to Princess Diana but it seems like Ann Winblad was a bit like Camilla Parker Bowles. Who knew Bill Gates was such a player?
"Its a MAAAN, baby" (A. Powers)