Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, thank god for both of them. I have a mortgage to pay. R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 12:32 AM 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