Gated Immunity
I get mad when people pick on Microsoft or Bill Gates. I really think we have a lot to thank them for. We're much further along IMO with the computer/information revolution than we would be without them. I constantly see people talking about how "Microsoft stole Windows from Apple". I think that's crap. Don't get me wrong--I like Apple computers, if I could afford one I might run Linux there.
Bill Gates was interviewed for most of tonight's "Charlie Rose Show". Gates was there to hype the new "Tablet PC" (Apple people will be quick to say that this is a ripped off Newton, and... it is!) but they also talked about the court settlement, Gates's unified information/platform concept "Longhorn", and the "threat" of Linux.
Like Gates, I've been waiting for something like this tablet pc for years. I wonder if it's finally ready for primetime?
I think it probably is... course for me, it's going to have to wait till I can afford it, and till it can run the "one true thing".
Here's an excerpt from their discussion about Linux:
Charlie: "Do you worry about Linux as a competition for operating systems?"
Bill: "Yes"
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He definitely sounds a realist. Tablet PC could bring in the next wave in mobile computing
-sunil
i believe Windows were not created 4 anybody in particular + they were not "stolen" from the MAC Platform - those boyz in the garage meant it 4 everyone / anyone / any platform - PERIOD.
from michael- Funny how Adolph Hitler had such altruistic goals for everyone and the VW Bug. It was only a good idea after aftermarket retrofitting. HTML is a good idea, cross platform language. But proprietary goals of M$ are evil. They want the submediocre to reign supreme. Maybe the hackers will be able to make something usable of M$ stuff if the evil empire succeeds in its goals.
But it seems that the rest of the world is getting hip to M$. Linux is the hot ticket now and other countries, like Germany, are starting to excel in it. Pun intended.
norseman http://lubrichs.mine.nu hmmm - "AH" - shouldn't really use that 1 Michael - jest my $0.02
PS - the Mac is Proprietary, is it not?
. . . and btw - i'll stick to my previous comment :<)
norseman http://lubrichs.mine.nu
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