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- From: mattair@sun44.synercom.hounix.org (Charles Mattair)
- Subject: Microsoft originality (oxymoron)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.191540.936@sun44.synercom.hounix.org>
- Organization: Synercom Technology, Inc., Houston, TX
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:15:40 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan2.023319.28964@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >In article <1h8rofINNi01@tamsun.tamu.edu> bdubbs@cs.tamu.edu (Bruce Dubbs) writes:
- >>Microsoft developed the mouse? Tell that to Doug Englebart who did
- >>develop the mouse (1965). He did the track ball too.
- >
- >In fact, there were several PC mice that predated the Microsoft mouse.
- >
- >>Sure, MS developed Word, but a lot of folks do NOT agree that Word is
- >>the best around.
- >
- >Actually, they didn't. Word was originally developed by an
- >independent developer. Microsoft bought the rights to it, at least on
- >the PC.
- >
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- Thought question for the group: has Microsoft done anything orginal besides
- marketing?
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- Charles Mattair mattair@synercom.hounix.org
- Any opinions offered are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
- Gates and Walton are the perfect reasons for a wealth tax.
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- Charles Mattair mattair@synercom.hounix.org
- Any opinions offered are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
- Gates and Walton are the perfect reasons for a wealth tax.
-