Re: Computing Editorial (please read)

[Don Maslin <donm@crash.cts.com>]

In comp.os.cpm Paul Schlyter <pausch@saaf.se> wrote:
: In article <who-EBAD85.07522922012003@news.xtra.co.nz>,
: whoisthis  <who@is.this> wrote:
:  
:> In article <v2r36d113fhf71@corp.supernews.com>,
:>  "wildstar128" <wildstar128@hotmail.com> wrote:
:> 
:>> Despite, Billy's method - M$ has had a fundamental role that put GUI into
:>> desktop PCs among other legendary systems such as Apple Lisa/Mac,
:>> Commodore's Amiga series, Atari's ST series, Berkeley Softworks GEOS and
:>> other names. We may hate M$ but they had their role even when M$ wants to
:>> take all the credit.
:> 
:> What did M$ do...simply copy someone elses ideas.They had no fundamental 
:> role in anything.
:> 
:> Here's one for you though, please tell me anything that M$ has inovated.
:  
: Moneymaking and marketing!
:  
: Name one other single company who've managed to have their OS
: delivered by default in computers by several vendors sold to the mass
: market....
:  
: Interestingly, some 25 years ago, IBM was the "Big Bad Company".
: Now, Microsoft has taken over that role, and people don't mind at all
: buying a harddisk manufactured by IBM.....

Well, with some notable recent exceptions 8-)  

						- don   
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