Speaking of Desktops [AKA my little rant]

[Leo Mauler]

--- "James R. Sissel" <JimSissel at yahoo.com> 
wrote:

> > I am not a total MS basher, but I hate 
> > watching people calling themselves 
> > innovators, when mostly what they do is 
> > copy other people's innovations (badly).
> 
> I'm not a total MS basher either.  I've used 
> MS stuff since the Radio Shack Color Computer 
> then to an IBM compatible using every version 
> of MS stuff since DOS 3.2.  

I remember all the new features in each new version of
MSDOS, starting with 3.2 as well.  I also remember the
folks on UseNet News technology groups pointing out
that all of Microsoft's new MSDOS features were
"borrowed" from UNIX.  I definitely remember thinking
"why can't I just use UNIX on this PC?"

It was only later on that I discovered that the PC
version of UNIX, Xenix, was also owned by Microsoft.

> And it's fair to say when Microsoft finally 
> comes out with something good and/or 
> innovative I'll be sure to give them credit.

Didn't they come out with a particularly innovative
joystick about ten years ago?


       
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