Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, Austin, I don't believe that Bill Gates ever claimed to have invented either the computer or software - while Al Gore did claim to have responsibility for the creating of the internet. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 6:32 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: VERY OT - RE: [Leica] R9 scoop/ot > I must 100% agree with a point Austin made..... MS is REALLY good > at taking > ideas from others, and making them their very own "inventions". Hi Frank, ...or at least claiming they invented them. It's funny how many people believe Bill Gates "invented" software or even the computer for that matter. It's just so laughable, like Al Gore invented "The Internet"... Even Intel...the current crop of CPUs, since the 486, basically the Pentium and further series, were/are VERY strongly based on work done at Digital. It just so happens, that a number of high level engineers who worked on the Alpha design team were hired by Intel to work on the Pentium...and hence a lawsuit ensued (sic). IMO, Intel had no technology beyond the 486 (except for "transistor cramming") until these very engineers brought "other" (cough, gag...) technology to the Intel table. Kind of ironic... Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html