Isn't that Windows has a recycle bin instead of trash can? That was a long time ago and my memory is a bit fuzzy. gs
George Sinos -------------------- gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 2:16 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Boris Liberman > >> On 8/26/2012 10:46 AM, Bob W wrote: >>> >>> I doubt it. I don't think Apple gives a shit about Android. Apple is a >>> hardware company and is doing what it can to reduce competition in the >>> hardware market. >> >> >> Here we seem to disagree. Apple is very much behind its IOS ecosystem >> (<-- rather modern term as I get to notice it more often these days), so >> it may be that they are after Android after all. >> >>> If I were competing against Apple I don't think I'd try to steal their >>> patents, I think I'd try to steal their designers. Now that Jobs is dead >>> I >>> expect Apple to turn into IBM / Microsoft quite quickly, and probably to >>> lose their cool status, as they did when Jobs disappeared before. They'll >>> change from a company which makes products, to a company which chases >>> 'shareholder value'. >> >> >> Well, I cannot really disagree with you here, Bob. You're right. This >> very trial is the sign of these things you notice. At least so I think. > > > This isn't the first time for Apple. Does no one remember when they tried to > strangle Windoze in the crib by suing Microsoft over "look and feel" of a > Graphical User Interface? Not because Microsoft Windoze looked too much like > the then current Mac OS, but because Apple claimed an exclusive right to the > concept of a GUI and anyone who wanted a GUI would have to pay Apple > (extortionate) royalties. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
