You really ought to know Hotmail is NOT their
product - it was the brain-child of young
entrepeanur, who Microsoft offered millions to
buy it off him. That, there, is the premise of
pretty much ALL "their" products. If you can't
copy it/steal it BUY it!
"in a social, face to face way with your peers and have never participated in a technical argument/discussion then you will be a fish out of water even if you have been writing kernel patches for linux since you were 3 yeare old."
Because Apple did NOT take out a patent on their UI, Micro$oft was able to copy it, and Apple got burnt. They had no case in court. I'm sure they've learned hard from this experience, and am glad they're doing what they are have to, much as no-one would like it. But that's the world.
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When you have kids, do you and your spouse
"own" them? Does social services agree?
I recently switched to Bluelight, and while it is supported by spinway, the banner ad is actually smaller than AltaVistas. Zach
You really ought to know Hotmail is NOT their product - it was the brain-child of young entrepeanur, who Microsoft offered millions to buy it off him. That, there, is the premise of pretty much ALL "their" products. If you can't copy it/steal it BUY it!
My thoughts exactly. It looked like me, he was quick to "point a finger", rather than address the question... *shrug*
Ever heard of the "social security number". To live in the US you pretty much MUST have one...
"in a social, face to face way with your peers and have never participated in a technical argument/discussion then you will be a fish out of water even if you have been writing kernel patches for linux since you were 3 yeare old."
I am a fish out of water?
;)
Zzzz
Because Apple did NOT take out a patent on their UI, Micro$oft was able to copy it, and Apple got burnt. They had no case in court. I'm sure they've learned hard from this experience, and am glad they're doing what they are have to, much as no-one would like it. But that's the world.