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Jobs Claims Microsoft Is Shamelessly Copying
Nicholas Roussos writes "Steve Jobs was outspoken at a recent annual shareholder meeting. He claimed 'They are shamelessly copying us', referring to Microsoft. Of course, Microsoft has done its share of pointing fingers as well." From the article: "Most telling, Jobs said is that Tiger, the next version of Mac OS X, will go on sale later this month, while Longhorn is still more than a year away."
We all know Apple invented the TabletPC, Media Center PC, PocketPC, XBox, ...
>XP already contains a scripting host (so it's not "front end".. wow, big deal), it already contains Windows Messenger (video capable) and MS have released several different 64-bit OSes already. Windows also includes a local machine search engine already. Apple Alreday had a scripting Host, now with a frontend... iChat AV alreday had Video, better now OS X was already 64bit Compliant...Better now. Spotlight will be real-time updating Metadata and File name search, not the POS that XP uses.
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Instead of taking my comment as an attack on Apple in general, maybe read it in the context of the article. But for your benefit: Apple hasn't 'won' since 1986 in any major markets, so he's not really in a position to comment. I'm sure in your Apple Club, everyone has an iPod and downloads their music from iTunes, but in real life online digital music sales make up less than 1% total sales and mp3 players have enjoyed far less market penetration than for instance, DVD players, or cell phones which can take pictures.
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It was done to Billy, well one good turn deserves another. Esp. for this jerk.
To the masses? Even if it could do such a thing, seeing as how it'll only be on OSX it won't. Need a much larger installed base to count anything as "the masses".
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While your whole comment indicates that you may have missed the point.
As for his army service. Service was compulsory, deserters were shot. Not to mention the fact that his country, as poorly ideologically driven as it was, was being invaded by the time he joined and he could hardly be expected to not join, and it's not like he joined the SS or flew bombing raids over Britain or Russia. He simply shot down planes bombing his home country, a fairly understandable action even if Satan was your Fuhrer.
Personally, I feel sad for his experience and hope that I never never have to live in a situation like he endured. I couldn't possibly comprehend what it would be like to have my country filled with such horrific doctrine and have this ideology so pervasive that I would be forced to emulate it, or die a horrific death as a traitor to my country. I don't think many people other than those who lived in the Third Reich could comprehend it either.
I'm not a catholic or anything, but I think it's shameful that anyone could spread such libelous, ignorant crap about some poor dude who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you want to insult the Pope, go right ahead. But how about saying something about some of his controversial politics and his actions as a grown man. Here's a nice list.
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"Do you mean like how Apple came out with Safari and everybody copied it?"
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I think you were trying to be sarcastic, but you might not realize how right you are. From Safari, Firefox copied the placement of the Google search bar, the toolbar rearrangement dialog, the private browsing feature, the bookmarks configuration manager, the daisy-petal indeterminate progress indicator,
It's true, open source software is rarely (never?) innovative when it comes to UI.
you fucking ignorant pud!!! MSN desktop search is NOT the same thing as spotlight.. it is a thrown together search application that is one step above windows xp search.
christ all mighty.. at least understand the fucking difference!!!
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I'm sure Half Life 2 will run perfectly under OS X.
I'm sure Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2003 will run perfectly under OS X (have to have that for school).
I'm sure OS X is prefect for Starcraft: Broodwar.
I'm sure Guild Wars will run perfectly under OS X.
I'm sure Unreal Tournament 2004 will run perfectly under OS X.
Those are all the reasons I have Windows installed. If OS X can't even begin to fill the needs of having Windows installed, why would I even consider it?
Go back to the genius bar you elitist dolt.
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Because they never copy anything.
Well, I don't know Steve and Steve doesn't know me, and so I really doubt that he cares about me on a personal level.
That being said, what's wrong with loving a company that makes great products?
Should I crawl into the Microsoft Gulag, where I've been, and spend my time hating their stuff, or should I deal with a company that, whatever its faults, makes Great Things?
Is there something wrong with being loyal to a company that treats me well?
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