On 12/14/03 11:34 PM, "Wm. Neal Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Apple is not only hardware. Apple is also software. Bill Gates and Steve > Jobs signed an agreement that allows each company to look at the other's > developments. That was over years ago. And it wasn't an agreement to oversee. It was a payment from Microsoft in settlement to Apple if you read the legalese. I have always found these conversations silly. Microsoft is a software company. Apple is a Hardware *and* software company. Apple Computers work as well as they do because Apple controls the hardware and writes the OS an lots of accompanying software. They aren't even comparable. In Microsoft's defense I am surprised that their OS's are as good as they are (referring to 2000, NT and XP..not 98 or 95, they suck). They have to write an OS that can literally have an infinite number of hardware configurations. It's madness. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
