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we have a new Death Knell from Paul Thurrott
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Paul Thurrott is at it again. In an article released on the iT News Australia website today, addressing Apple’s translucent window patent application, he writes:
...speaking of Apple Computer, everyone’s favourite little OS imitator—excuse me, innovator—this week made an interesting patent bid that could have ramifications for Longhorn. Apple wants a patent for applying transparency to “information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time.” In other words, these unused windows fade away over time unless they’re activated. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Longhorn will feature translucent windows and various window-transparency effects, so this patent attempt could possibly affect Longhorn. Or not. Patent applications take years to culminate, and in the end Apple might not even be awarded a patent. More to the point, by the time Longhorn ships, Apple likely will have discontinued active computer OS development, anyway, so that the company can concentrate on the consumer-electronics market.
“OS imitator”? “Apple…will [discontinue] active computer OS development…”? I think Paul Thurrott’s gotten into Rob Enderle’s stash!
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I think our friend from “down under” has been on a walkabout a little too long…
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Perhaps coaten and his crew could pay him a visit and give him his ” what for”. :wink: Articles like that tick me off! :x :x
Even before I came into the fold so to speak, I knew which company was the innovator. Most people know this too, so when someone writes trash like that it makes it hard to take anything they say seriously. I have a feeling he knows this will generate some feedback, and feedback good or bad shows readership. -
Idiocy like that gives me a strange yearning for John Dvorak :bugeyed:
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[quote author=“Bookman”]Idiocy like that gives me a strange yearning for John Dvorak :bugeyed:
What, it’s an addictive idiocy? Must hear more and more? :wink:
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Common Sense Ain’t.
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Paul Thurrott is Australian? Surely not. Where do I get me one of them green cards?
In any case ... he better watch his back. :eg:
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He may or may not be from Aussieland, but he lives in the Boston area.
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[quote author=“Bryan”]He may or may not be from Aussieland, but he lives in the Boston area.
Ah, so we can sic Peter Cohen on him. :eg: Oh, and Jack Miller can back him up.
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Common Sense Ain’t.
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And I am not saying anything one way or the other, but “RealityCheck” is also in the Boston area. Indeed, they’ve both posted from the same IP address in the past in our old comment system…
Again, I’m not saying anything, just pointing out some interesting facts.
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Favorite (but less relevant than it used to be) Quote: Microsoft’s tyranny lies not in its success, but in the way it achieved and maintains that success.
