If you mean GUI in general, don't make me haul out the Xerox PARC references. If you mean the current GUI, Apple only owns it because they bought the people who designed the basis for it, a little Steve Jobs operation called NeXT...
Perhaps you proved a point against yourself. While Jobs was mean and evil toward Xerox by Virtually stealing their product, he didn't steal it. He bought it out of poor Xerox. He didn't infringe on the property rights of Xerox.
The lawsuit filed against Microsoft ended in a settlement, which means that Microsoft didn't want it to go to court.
What apple does with their own NEW interface is their own business. If it is copied look for look, go apple. While I personally don't care (They make a superior product) they can do what ever they want to THEIR intellectual property.
They can't break your back if you don't have a spine
Electric-only cars are a rather nifty Idea but they are not feasible with current technology. With our current load sensing technology we can run a diesel generator to an electric motor on a dynamic load and have it be 80% more efficient than a traditional engine. While we are many years away from large-scale consumer releases of this technology some large cities are using busses based on this technology.
Some fuel alternatives are just silly. The Fuel Cell, since it's creation by NASA, has been used more as a battery that anything else. It takes a lot of energy to get Hydrogen in the form that you need in a fuel cell. You'd be better off with Solar Cells, but like all other forms they do have there draw backs. While it is cheaper for consumers to operate traditional vehicles, they will most likely me faded out over the next 20 years.
Who needs grammar?
"1. The Earth's oceans and atmosphere ARE on a sharp warming trend."
If the oceans and atmosphere were on a SHARP warming trend, wouldn't it be cyclic changes in the earth climate? I will concede to the fact that man has had a powerful influence on both the atmosphere and oceans but then again measurable changes over time have been very minute in comparison to things such as, say, Mt. Saint Helens. Also, do you realize how much energy it takes to heat 1 cubic foot of water at sea level?
"2. The compounds released by burning hydrocarbon fuels DO INDEED contribute to contribute to global warming."
I could go off on this for years but I will just say this. Global warming and the Greenhouse effect are a bad thing? I like my nights here in Wisconsin being -5 degrees Fahrenheit rather than -300 degrees Fahrenheit. I was also mention the physics behind warming anything as large as the earth.
No, Mac OS X will not be free. Should start on the shelves at about $129. It also will most likely be installed on all new systems excluding the iMac. As for the registration of each copy of the OS? Only silly Windoze users would think that. All of the installers for MacOS have not needed Serial numbers or Product Identification Keys. As a matter of fact, Mac OS 7.5.5 is free and runs on ALL Macintosh computers. Just to answer some of your questions.
The Box said it required Windows 2000 or better
So I bought a Macinstosh
I think I am going to ignore the first half of the comment and just respond to the second half.
Do you honestly believe that anyone from California could get mad about your comments? They have no power, Remember? Which means no routers, modems and no computers? So, Feel free to Bash California all you want.
Enjoying my Nuclear power and a power grid that is 12% undercapacity is very nice here in Wisconsin.
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Perhaps you proved a point against yourself. While Jobs was mean and evil toward Xerox by Virtually stealing their product, he didn't steal it. He bought it out of poor Xerox. He didn't infringe on the property rights of Xerox.
The lawsuit filed against Microsoft ended in a settlement, which means that Microsoft didn't want it to go to court.
What apple does with their own NEW interface is their own business. If it is copied look for look, go apple. While I personally don't care (They make a superior product) they can do what ever they want to THEIR intellectual property.
They can't break your back if you don't have a spine
Electric-only cars are a rather nifty Idea but they are not feasible with current technology. With our current load sensing technology we can run a diesel generator to an electric motor on a dynamic load and have it be 80% more efficient than a traditional engine. While we are many years away from large-scale consumer releases of this technology some large cities are using busses based on this technology.
Some fuel alternatives are just silly. The Fuel Cell, since it's creation by NASA, has been used more as a battery that anything else. It takes a lot of energy to get Hydrogen in the form that you need in a fuel cell. You'd be better off with Solar Cells, but like all other forms they do have there draw backs. While it is cheaper for consumers to operate traditional vehicles, they will most likely me faded out over the next 20 years. Who needs grammar?
"1. The Earth's oceans and atmosphere ARE on a sharp warming trend."
If the oceans and atmosphere were on a SHARP warming trend, wouldn't it be cyclic changes in the earth climate? I will concede to the fact that man has had a powerful influence on both the atmosphere and oceans but then again measurable changes over time have been very minute in comparison to things such as, say, Mt. Saint Helens. Also, do you realize how much energy it takes to heat 1 cubic foot of water at sea level?
"2. The compounds released by burning hydrocarbon fuels DO INDEED contribute to contribute to global warming."
I could go off on this for years but I will just say this. Global warming and the Greenhouse effect are a bad thing? I like my nights here in Wisconsin being -5 degrees Fahrenheit rather than -300 degrees Fahrenheit. I was also mention the physics behind warming anything as large as the earth.
No, Mac OS X will not be free. Should start on the shelves at about $129. It also will most likely be installed on all new systems excluding the iMac. As for the registration of each copy of the OS? Only silly Windoze users would think that. All of the installers for MacOS have not needed Serial numbers or Product Identification Keys. As a matter of fact, Mac OS 7.5.5 is free and runs on ALL Macintosh computers. Just to answer some of your questions.
The Box said it required Windows 2000 or better
So I bought a Macinstosh
I think I am going to ignore the first half of the comment and just respond to the second half.
Do you honestly believe that anyone from California could get mad about your comments? They have no power, Remember? Which means no routers, modems and no computers? So, Feel free to Bash California all you want.
Enjoying my Nuclear power and a power grid that is 12% undercapacity is very nice here in Wisconsin.