Re: Another IDE Bug!
On Friday 17 August 2001 11:01, president at insight-concepts.com wrote:
>
> C. K. Lester wrote:
> >I think I'll switch to OS X on a PowerMac G4 (dual processor).
> >Apparently
> >those guys are not only fast, but they do the dishes and laundry.
> >They also
> >do Windows...
>
> A few years ago I would of agreed with you, but PC computers have
> surpassed the MAC. If you wait a few more months, Windows XP will
> finally be released. XP is th best thing Microsoft has developed
> since DOS or Win95.
Microsoft "developed" DOS?
I don't think so.
If someone wanted to be very diplomatic about it, one might use the
word "appropriated".
See http://www.aaxnet.com/topics/msinc.html#dr
Quote:
1982 - Digital Research sues Microsoft and IBM - Wins - . It was obvious
MS-DOS and its PC-DOS variant were simply rip- offs of Digital Research's
CP/M operating system. It remained only to prove it contained DR code. DR's
Gary Kildall sat down at an IBM PC supplied by IBM and, using a secret code,
got it to pop up a Digital Research copyright notice.
It's case won, Digital Research received monetary compensation and the right
to clone MS-DOS. This is why Microsoft never sued DR over DR-DOS, but used
every other means to destroy it. The settlement was under a strict non-
disclosure agreement, so few even know DR sued, never mind that they won.
End Quote.
This is just one of a long list of cases where Microsoft has been sued for
"appropriating" someone else's work (and lost). We don't often hear of
these cases, because MS standard operating procedure is to pay off the
loss and demand a gag order regarding the settlement terms.
Regards,
Irv
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