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It's a fad
If you develop something that is easy to replicate and it turns into a fad, it is going to be copied by everyone. Anyone who is enough of a chump to work so hard to create a fad following on an OS appearance deserves their fate.

Everyone is allowed to pursue technology for fun and profit, including Microsoft. Microsoft seems to be better at the game than anyone else, but they are still entitled to the the fruits of their labors.

Cry babies didn't put in their time back in the formative years and so don't have the distribution and marketing base that Microsoft has built up with Windows. It is unwise to plan a future that relies on mooching off of someone else's turf as many do with Windows.

It is better to struggle with linux and other OSS pieces and parts if you want to create something that no one else will want to copy.
Posted by: amicus_curious   Posted on: 06/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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sound familiar to anyone else?  JoeMama_z | 06/28/04
Yup, sounds just like Linux.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/28/04
It's not just Microsoft. They're all cheating scumbags  chrislovesdana | 06/28/04
Dang Chris...settle down...  Stellardyne | 06/28/04
RE: They're all cheating scumbag  JakAttak | 06/28/04
down with microsoft!  ryusen | 06/28/04
Konfabulator is not an original idea  ups85 | 07/02/04
OpenSource copies  Enterprise Analyst | 06/28/04
Nice try...  Rick_K | 06/28/04
Hhhm, does open source have MS exchange copied yet?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/28/04
Why is everyone assuming?  doh123 | 06/28/04
They needed to bash Apple...  Rick_K | 06/28/04
I suggest you do a little homework yourself.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/28/04
Only Failure is you.  Rick_K | 06/28/04
but why?  ryusen | 06/28/04
But only Microsoft...  Rick_K | 06/28/04
It's a fad  amicus_curious | 06/29/04
mooch8ng on someone else's turf?  ryusen | 06/29/04
This article is a bunch of malarkey  tic swayback | 06/28/04
It's anti Apple  Rick_K | 06/28/04
Desktop Accessories  Ken_z | 06/29/04
Tired old story  mlindl | 06/29/04
Wow, can you feel the love  FilledOut | 06/29/04
Sorry Arlo, but you're the copycat.  Kurt Lang | 07/01/04
Sorry about that.  Kurt Lang | 07/01/04
Once more.  Kurt Lang | 07/01/04
Apple - the original THIEF  zulumiz | 07/01/04
Apple - Original Thief (maybe not)  philcrak | 07/01/04
Of Course Apple Stole It...  marmocida | 07/01/04
TexasDOS  lpiacenz@... | 07/01/04
TopDOS ??  fwdseasons@... | 07/02/04
TexasDOS?  deepee912 | 04/12/05
Mac OS becoming bloatware  dzash2000 | 07/01/04
Dashboard  lpiacenz@... | 07/01/04
not true  ups85 | 07/02/04
Apple did NOT steal from Xerox! Geez, people!  red_five | 08/01/04

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