Me too, the robot that is. Good response, James! -Dana
On 12/11/05 7:54 PM, James Fraser of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > on 12/11/05 3:45 PM, Dana Collins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> A little item to prove that Apple's always ahead of the others: >> >> Some may remember a defunct computer company named "Future Power" (owned by >> Daewoo I believe) that immediately after the 3rd wave of iMacs introduced an >> all-too-obvious copy of the iMac in PC version, complete with "5 flavors" >> running Windows ME. They introduced their product at the Comdex convention >> and was booed off the stage. >> Apple sued their pants off (successfully) soon after and the company, not >> too much after that, was no more. >> >> Now look at this new product by "Aopen" in Taiwan: >> >> http://www.aopen.com.tw/ >> >> Is there nothing original from these copycats? > > I couldn't agree more: copycats do indeed abound. > > In January of 2001, Creative Labs said that they had already sold 100,000 > Nomad Jukeboxes. The Nomad II was introduced in October of 1999. In > October 2001, Apple announced the iPod. > > I'd be the first to agree with anyone who says that Apple's styling of their > products is second to none and that their marketing is (usually) very good, > too. I'm not convinced, however, that Apple is any better than any other > corporation when it comes to nicking ideas for their own use. > > As for Apple suing people, I've found that companies that are truly focused > on innovation don't have time for lawsuits; they're simply too busy > developing new products will blow the old ones away. Check out this > Chicken*** lawsuit Apple has filed in Korea: > > http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,9388 > > If you're looking for *true* innovation, peep this: > > http://tinyurl.com/8ev3t > > Damn! I want one... @_@ > > > Best, > > James Fraser > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
