Microsoft Bites Apple, Apple Bites Back

Posted by pudge on Monday May 12, 2003 @06:31AM from the i'll-get-the-popcorn dept.

hype7 writes "The NYT (free reg reqd etc) is running an interesting article on where MS seems to be getting all the ideas for its next big OS release, Longhorn. It's only a quickie, but they look at MS's big news from WinHEC, and their possible sources for inspiration. They also pull out that fantastic Bill Gates quote: 'The one thing Apple's providing now is leadership in colors'; and that Apple execs are now having a laugh of their own over how Longhorn, 'Microsoft's 2005 version of its Windows operating system, apes features that have been in Apple's OS X operating system since 2001.'"

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Everybody copies everybody by Lerxst+Pratt · 2003-05-12 06:46 · Score: 0, Redundant

The subject says it all. Everyone is groping to find out what customers like best. That's what I like about competition - it benefits the end user in many cases. There's no reason to bash Microsoft over this one. They're just giving the customer what they want. If what the customer wants happens to look like a Mac, fine. I'm just waiting for Linux to do the same and give the average-Joe-everyday-user what they want. That will really impress me!