On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> (well, presuming Dropbox doesn't screw up again, and given this interview >> with the founder, I suspect it won't do that again. >> <http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbox-the-inside-story-of-techs-hottest-startup/> >> >> The kid does seem to have a head on his shoulders.) > > I don't understand the first paragraph of the article: > > "Here’s that rare Steve Jobs story, one that’s never been told, about the > company that got away. Jobs had been tracking a young software developer > named Drew Houston, who blasted his way onto Apple’s radar screen when he > reverse-engineered Apple’s file system so that his startup’s logo, an > unfolding box, appeared elegantly tucked inside. Not even an Apple SWAT team > had been able to do that." > > This makes no sense to me, "Apple's file system" so "his startup's logo" > appeared? Where does any "logo" appear in a "file system"? And Apple SWAT > team, what's that? Unless someone has a plausible explanation, I'm assuming > this is simply a business reporter trying to cover a tech subject he knows > nothing about.
The dropbox logo shows up on the Dropbox folder. no it's not something even Apple's SWAT team has been able to do because it's not something Apple's SWAT team has ever been tasked to do. It's up there with renaming the boot hard drive in difficulty, Clueless reporter. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
