To be fair, is it wrong to incorporate a feature from somewhere else? Wouldn't it be the most idiotic buisness practice to have a policy of "Do not implement anything that a competitor has done already"?
I actually have Vista and OSX dual-booting on the same PC (its a hackintosh). I like both, yet I cannot see in any way how ppl can say they are basically the same. They are worlds apart. 90% of the config setting in Windows that people take for granted are not available in the OSX GUI, some can be found using the cmdline, other require editing text files.....OSX is very non-user freindly if you want to do anything that isn't configurable by the limited GUI apps. The only thing that jumps out at me as a rip-off anyway is the security feature. Probably the most annoying part of both OSes. Constantly being asked "Are you sure you want to do X?" EVERY single time you do anything gets old FAST. As does having to make sure you run stuff as admin or functions fail.... Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- Thane Sherrington wrote: > At 02:20 PM 03/03/2007, Chris Shaw wrote: >> I've never understood why MS just didn't "improve" on XP. The reason >> the Japanese have >> been so successful with cars (Toyota, Honda, etc.) is because they >> just keep improving what >> already works, instead of reinventing all over again. > > Isn't that that Vista is? Instead of inventing something new, they > take the best ideas from everyone else and try to incorporate them? > > T > ******* This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. Clifford Chance LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales under number OC323571. The firm's registered office and principal place of business is at 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. For further details, including a list of members and their professional qualifications, see our website at www.cliffordchance.com. The firm uses the word 'partner' to refer to a member of Clifford Chance LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The firm is regulated by the Law Society of England & Wales.
