Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 19th Jul 2002 18:36 UTC
Editorial Remember a month ago, when I urged the open source developers to take on this software and develop something equivelant and multi-platform? It seems that the only people who actually got interested in my $100 USD offer... was Apple.
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Johnathan ... nothing innovated?
by splinky on Fri 19th Jul 2002 19:55 UTC

Sorry, other than the Paper Clip, I just don't see. I can't find one thing Microsoft innovated.

Hmm ... for 2001, Microsoft received 396 US patents - ranking them at #44. Apple received 97 US patents - ranking them at #172.

Whether you like Microsoft or not, whether you agree with their business practices or not, you CAN'T call them a dumb or uncreative company.

I don't like everything they've done, but it doesn't mean that all they do is wait around and steal other people's ideas.