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From: GMAN on 17 May 2010 12:54 In article <C81473CF.451D7%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >On 5/15/10 2:32 PM, in article >HOydnR5DiIlxa3PWnZ2dnUVZ_t-lnZ2d(a)giganews.com, "Allen" ><allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: > >> Mxsmanic wrote: >>> GMAN writes: >>> >>>> That type of control and thinking went out of style in the 80's and is what >>>> drove the Atarii ST and AMIGA markets into the ground. Its even what killed >>>> the old TI 99/4a, not letting others make carts for the computer. >>> >>> Well, it hasn't put Apple out of business yet, although it guarantees that >>> they'll have a tiny market share wherever there is any real competition. >>> >>> Apple will fold after Steve Jobs dies, since he's the entire company. >>> Microsoft is already going down that path (Bill's not dead, but he no longer >>> runs the company, and it shows). >> Oh, how it shows! If they replace the Screamer soon there won't be any >> more MS. >> Allen > >Monkey-dancer? A perfect fit for Micro-Slop... > ><http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#> > http://video.google. com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#docid=9058221795439651387
From: Allen on 17 May 2010 13:38 GMAN wrote: > In article <C81473CF.451D7%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On 5/15/10 2:32 PM, in article >> HOydnR5DiIlxa3PWnZ2dnUVZ_t-lnZ2d(a)giganews.com, "Allen" >> <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Mxsmanic wrote: >>>> GMAN writes: >>>> >>>>> That type of control and thinking went out of style in the 80's and is what >>>>> drove the Atarii ST and AMIGA markets into the ground. Its even what killed >>>>> the old TI 99/4a, not letting others make carts for the computer. >>>> Well, it hasn't put Apple out of business yet, although it guarantees that >>>> they'll have a tiny market share wherever there is any real competition. >>>> >>>> Apple will fold after Steve Jobs dies, since he's the entire company. >>>> Microsoft is already going down that path (Bill's not dead, but he no longer >>>> runs the company, and it shows). >>> Oh, how it shows! If they replace the Screamer soon there won't be any >>> more MS. >>> Allen >> Monkey-dancer? A perfect fit for Micro-Slop... >> >> <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#> >> > http://video.google. > com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#docid=9058221795439651387 I obviously left out "don't" between "they" and "replace". And the videos are proof. Allen
From: George Kerby on 17 May 2010 14:00 On 5/17/10 11:54 AM, in article 5xeIn.281421$Up1.81943(a)en-nntp-08.dc1.easynews.com, "GMAN" <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: > In article <C81473CF.451D7%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby > <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 5/15/10 2:32 PM, in article >> HOydnR5DiIlxa3PWnZ2dnUVZ_t-lnZ2d(a)giganews.com, "Allen" >> <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Mxsmanic wrote: >>>> GMAN writes: >>>> >>>>> That type of control and thinking went out of style in the 80's and is >>>>> what >>>>> drove the Atarii ST and AMIGA markets into the ground. Its even what >>>>> killed >>>>> the old TI 99/4a, not letting others make carts for the computer. >>>> >>>> Well, it hasn't put Apple out of business yet, although it guarantees that >>>> they'll have a tiny market share wherever there is any real competition. >>>> >>>> Apple will fold after Steve Jobs dies, since he's the entire company. >>>> Microsoft is already going down that path (Bill's not dead, but he no >>>> longer >>>> runs the company, and it shows). >>> Oh, how it shows! If they replace the Screamer soon there won't be any >>> more MS. >>> Allen >> >> Monkey-dancer? A perfect fit for Micro-Slop... >> >> <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#> >> > <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403#docid=9058221795439 651387> Fixed it for ya!
From: Mxsmanic on 17 May 2010 14:01 SMS writes: > Ironically, Windows 7 has many of the features that BeOS had ten years > ago. It's not a GUI simply thrown on top of an aged OS like XP or OS/X. XP isn't a GUI bolted on, either. It's the successor of Windows NT, which was a complete rewrite of Windows. XP has nothing in common with other early versions of Windows beyond the look and feel of the user interface. Windows 95, on the other hand, was garbage.
From: GMAN on 17 May 2010 14:20
In article <C81472EF.451D6%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >On 5/15/10 12:15 PM, in article >iFAHn.114244$3k7.22308(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com, "GMAN" ><Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: > >> In article <C81438B1.45177%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby >> <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/15/10 1:43 AM, in article 4bee4282$0$1641$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net, "Ray >>> Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: >>>>> On 2010-05-14 21:17:04 -0700, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) said: >>>>> >>>>>> Mr. Strat <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Rich >>>>>>>> The head of Apple said this?!!! Amazing gall. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> BBC: >>>>>>>> It follows a letter from Apple boss Steve Jobs in which he defended his >>>>>>>> firm's decision not to allow Adobe's Flash technology on many of its >>>>>>>> popular products. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mr Jobs described Adobe's software - used on many websites for video > and >>>>>>>> animations - as a "closed system" and "100% proprietary". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "While Adobe's Flash products are widely available, this does not mean >>>>>>>> they >>>>>>>> are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available > only >>>>>>>> from Adobe." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Flash is technology that sucks. It needs to go away. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is that what Jobs told you to say? >>>>>> >>>>>>> Even Microsoft has >>>>>>> sided with Jobs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Notice that Flash works quite well on Windows systems. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe you're ... "confused". >>>>> >>>>> Actually Flash works just fine on Macs. >>>> >>>> As do several different web browsers. >>>> >>>>> The Flash battle ground for Jobs is the iPhone & iPad. >>>> >>>> Which Apple controls completely. >>> >>> As they should... >>> >> That type of control and thinking went out of style in the 80's and is what >> drove the Atarii ST and AMIGA markets into the ground. Its even what killed >> the old TI 99/4a, not letting others make carts for the computer. >> >> > >And has made AAPL the third largest company in the USA... > ><http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/04/exxon-microsoft-apple-wal-mart/> > >I don't give a damn about 'style', either. What works - works for me! > >So "that kind of thinking" has kept their shareholders, employees and >customers VERY happy... > ><http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-leads-smartphone-customer-satisfaction/ >25625> > >So, looks like you are the 'fossil' here, not AAPL. > >� A proud shareholder since 2004 (adjusted $16/share) > Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is a distant third after Android. - |