> * Sherlock / Watson > OSX 10.0 came out with its version of Sherlock (3.0?), and it was... > meh. Then Watson came out, and trounced it in every way -- this is very > neat software for getting information of all sorts from the internet. > Then Jaguar brought Sherlock 3.5, and -- supposedly by coincidence -- > it's much like Watson, but free (with the system). I'm told that Watson > is easier to extend than Sherlock, and some people seem to be annoyed at > Apple for how much the current version of Sherlock appears to be a > Watson clone, but in any case they're both pretty good & worth playing > with.
The general sequence of events was: Apple releases original Sherlock; Karelia releases Watson to 'complement' Sherlock; Apple awards Karelia 'Most Innovative Mac OS X Product of 2002'; Apple releases Sherlock 3 (which is a dead ringer for Watson) as part of Jaguar. For more information on the interesting coincidences between Watson and Sherlock, and information on both, check Karelia software's FAQ. http://www.karelia.com/watson/watsonFAQ.html Watson has advantages in performance and expandability, but does carry a licensing fee in order to obtain full functionality. Peter _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
