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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
""Peter Bjørn Perlsø"" wrote in message . .. Chris H. of Portland, OR wrote: "DB" wrote in message ... In article , yttrx wrote: Nothing at microsoft is really new, they copy EVERYTHING. Let's sum up the arguments, shall we? MAC: "There's ample documentation to prove that much of the Windows interface has been copied from the Mac OS, for decades." WINDOWS: "Oh yeah? Well... well... well... YOU SUCK, DUDE!" And for 90% of average computer users, no one cares. Windows is just fine for me. I guess I'm not 1337. Well, if you're not connected to a WAN and only do Office document editing, sure, Windows is fine. -- regards , Peter B. P You mean all that work I do in Photoshop to print to my Epson 7600 to print 24"x36" prints really didn't happen? My use of the PC as my 'tivo' (where PCs clearly excel compared to Macs) didn't happen? They're just tools folks. There are good PCs. There are good Macs. Almost everything can be done on either platform these days. Tom |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:33:09 -0600, the Bede wrote:
"Peter Bjørn Perlsø" wrote in message . .. Chris H. of Portland, OR wrote: "DB" wrote in message ... In article , yttrx wrote: Nothing at microsoft is really new, they copy EVERYTHING. Let's sum up the arguments, shall we? MAC: "There's ample documentation to prove that much of the Windows interface has been copied from the Mac OS, for decades." WINDOWS: "Oh yeah? Well... well... well... YOU SUCK, DUDE!" And for 90% of average computer users, no one cares. Windows is just fine for me. I guess I'm not 1337. Well, if you're not connected to a WAN and only do Office document editing, sure, Windows is fine. what if I'm on a DSL and all I do is download porn and troll usenet? Considering the amount of viruses and trojans that porn sites try to load onto Windows computers...definitely not a good idea. |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
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wrote: what if I'm on a DSL and all I do is download porn and troll usenet? The Mac will do porn quite nicely...not that I have personal experience, of course. |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
the Bede wrote:
"Peter Bjørn Perlsø" wrote in message . .. Chris H. of Portland, OR wrote: "DB" wrote in message ... In article , yttrx wrote: Nothing at microsoft is really new, they copy EVERYTHING. Let's sum up the arguments, shall we? MAC: "There's ample documentation to prove that much of the Windows interface has been copied from the Mac OS, for decades." WINDOWS: "Oh yeah? Well... well... well... YOU SUCK, DUDE!" And for 90% of average computer users, no one cares. Windows is just fine for me. I guess I'm not 1337. Well, if you're not connected to a WAN and only do Office document editing, sure, Windows is fine. what if I'm on a DSL and all I do is download porn and troll usenet? Sounds about right -- Windows was created to keep stupid people away from UNIX." -- Tom Christiansen |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
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"Tom Scales" wrote: "Steve Gary" wrote in message ... C'mon, did they really expect that no one would notice that EVERY SINGLE ONE of the major feature upgrades - aside from the virus/spyware/security make-goods which are irrelevant to Mac OS - is a renamed version of something Apple developed for OS X? The funniest thing would be if the Rip Off Apple strategy backfired this time around, and just made people switch to OS X... the playing field is a lot different now than it was the last time the Microsoft crooks tried it. -- http://homepage.mac.com/vito/real_vista_episode_1.mov Like Apple has ever had an original idea? Just ask Xerox What does Xerox have to do with anything? They never developed the GUI concept to anywhere within a country mile of what Apple did. If you were to ever contrast any of the Xerox OSes to the original Mac, you would know how lame it was in comaprison. -- George Graves The easiest thing for one to be is "fashionable." It requires no thought, no intelligence, and no creativity. Just watch, listen to, and do what everybody else does and you're part of the "in crowd." |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
In article ,
"Tom Scales" wrote: "yttrx" wrote in message .. . In comp.os.linux.advocacy Tom Scales wrote: "Steve Gary" wrote in message ... C'mon, did they really expect that no one would notice that EVERY SINGLE ONE of the major feature upgrades - aside from the virus/spyware/security make-goods which are irrelevant to Mac OS - is a renamed version of something Apple developed for OS X? The funniest thing would be if the Rip Off Apple strategy backfired this time around, and just made people switch to OS X... the playing field is a lot different now than it was the last time the Microsoft crooks tried it. -- http://homepage.mac.com/vito/real_vista_episode_1.mov Like Apple has ever had an original idea? Just ask Xerox This is an old and stupid argument, particularly for those of us who actually remember those days. -----yttrx -- http://www.yttrx.net Some of us DO remember it. Is it stupid just because it is accurate? It's stupid because it has NO relation to reality. I worked for Xerox PARC in those days, I ought to know! -- George Graves The easiest thing for one to be is "fashionable." It requires no thought, no intelligence, and no creativity. Just watch, listen to, and do what everybody else does and you're part of the "in crowd." |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
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Michelle Steiner wrote: "Tom Scales" wrote: Like Apple has ever had an original idea? Just ask Xerox but apple didn't "copy" anything from xerox -- so you need to keep that in mind. Only the very skeletal concept of a GUI. -- George Graves The easiest thing for one to be is "fashionable." It requires no thought, no intelligence, and no creativity. Just watch, listen to, and do what everybody else does and you're part of the "in crowd." |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
In article ,
"Tom Scales" wrote: ""Peter Bjørn Perlsø"" wrote in message ... Tom Scales wrote: "yttrx" wrote in message .. . In comp.os.linux.advocacy Tom Scales wrote: "Steve Gary" wrote in message ... C'mon, did they really expect that no one would notice that EVERY SINGLE ONE of the major feature upgrades - aside from the virus/spyware/security make-goods which are irrelevant to Mac OS - is a renamed version of something Apple developed for OS X? The funniest thing would be if the Rip Off Apple strategy backfired this time around, and just made people switch to OS X... the playing field is a lot different now than it was the last time the Microsoft crooks tried it. -- http://homepage.mac.com/vito/real_vista_episode_1.mov Like Apple has ever had an original idea? Just ask Xerox This is an old and stupid argument, particularly for those of us who actually remember those days. -----yttrx -- http://www.yttrx.net Some of us DO remember it. Is it stupid just because it is accurate? No. it is stupid to the degree of boneheadedness, because Apple didn't "rip off" Xerox - they made a deal, quid pro quo, where Xerox got Apple shares, and Apple got to use Xerox's ideas. Where did I say anything about stealing? My point, which was quite clear, was that Apple is rarely an innovator. They often have good implementations of an existing idea. The Ipod is an excellent example. They clearly didn't invent the mp3 player, but they certainly do make excellent ones. I have one myself and like it a lot. I find it funny to point fingers at MS and say "look they're copying the UI" when that is exactly what Apple did. I'm also not saying its wrong -- I just love the Apple bigots that can't see the big picture or the history. You're confusing the words "innovate" with "invent". -- Stefan: |
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(WinBlows) Ha ha, Vista's just an OSX ripoff
Tom Scales wrote:
""Peter Bjørn Perlsø"" wrote in message ... Tom Scales wrote: Some of us DO remember it. Is it stupid just because it is accurate? No. it is stupid to the degree of boneheadedness, because Apple didn't "rip off" Xerox - they made a deal, quid pro quo, where Xerox got Apple shares, and Apple got to use Xerox's ideas. Where did I say anything about stealing? My point, which was quite clear, was that Apple is rarely an innovator. They often have good implementations of an existing idea. Who says innovation cannot be that you bring a good idea to a wider market? Just curious. Apple took ideas and concepts that others did the footwork on, and brought it into the mainstream and demonstrated its use for a wide user base. Then again, you might say that Microsoft did this too, for even more people, but with a noticably more ****ed up version of what theyr copied... The Ipod is an excellent example. They clearly didn't invent the mp3 player, but they certainly do make excellent ones. I have one myself and like it a lot. I find it funny to point fingers at MS and say "look they're copying the UI" when that is exactly what Apple did. I'm also not saying its wrong -- I just love the Apple bigots that can't see the big picture or the history. Tom -- regards , Peter B. P. - http://titancity.com/blog http://markedspartiet.dk, http://macplanet.dk http://siad.dk |
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