Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24

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Subject: RE: VERY OT - RE: [Leica] R9 scoop/ot
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:42:19 -0400

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

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