Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D., I never said HE made the claim, I said people believe it...and for some reason (He does have people devoted to PRing his "image"), a lot of people actually DO believe it. Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 7:57 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: VERY OT - RE: [Leica] R9 scoop/ot > > > Hey, Austin, I don't believe that Bill Gates ever claimed to have invented > either the computer or software - while Al Gore did claim to have > responsibility for the creating of the internet. ;-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin > Franklin > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 6:32 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > 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