John, your criticism applies almost equally to Apple. At least Gates
paid for QDOS. What did Jobs pay Xerox and the people who developed
Mach, BSD, and straight-up UNIX?
Sure, Apple created and commercialized a lot of great stuff. But their
stuff was always expensive. I think MS, Intel, and the IBM clone
companies deserve some credit for creating functional and useful
machines that a whole lot of people could afford.
Also, what Bill Gates is doing with his fortune is mostly
amazing...arguably sometimes misguided, but still amazing and will I
think make the world a better place. Don't know what Jobs has done (or
intended to have done) with his fortune; perhaps we'll find out soon.
Sure, he doesn't owe anyone anything, and he left behind quite a legacy.
Sad to see him go.
Jim Feeley
jfeeley@gmail.com
On Oct 5, 2011, at 6:00 PM, John Kilgour wrote:
> Antiqued, stolen operating system (DOS), ripped off GUI from I
> forget whom (was it Xerox)?
>
> On Oct 5, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Dom Q. Silverio wrote:
>
>> Direct X, Xbox, Windows 95, Internet Explorer, FAT 32, technology
>> related to smartphones, etc.
>>
>> People tend to undervalue MS contribution to the computer industry
>> because they are the "Big Bad Wolf" but they have done as much to
>> computing as any of the Silicone Valley companies.
>> You may hate their products but many of them contributed to computers
>> mass appeal and affordability.
>>
>> On 10/5/2011 8:34 PM, John Kilgour wrote:
>>> Gates?
>>>
>>> Let's not get crazy here
>>>
>>> On Oct 5, 2011, at 8:28 PM, Dom Q. Silverio wrote:
>>>
>>>> Huh?
>>>>
>>>> MLK, Ford, Oppenheimer, Gates?
>>>>
>>>> On 10/5/2011 8:08 PM, Lou Wirth wrote:
>>>>> I was just talking to my wife saying I'm not sure who else so
>>>>> profoundly changed the world in the past century. You may have
>>>>> to go back to Einstein.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 5, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Terence Curren wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Amen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dom Q.
>>>>>> Silverio"<domqsilverio@...> wrote:
>>>>>>> One of the great minds of our time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rest In Peace
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DQS
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Lou Wirth Productions
>>>>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
>>>>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
>>>>> www.louwirth.com
>>>>> 415-924-9411p
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