Speaking of ripping off the iMac, have you seen the Future Power E-Power?
It was such a blatanr rip off that I honestly do not know how they thought
they could get away with it. They promptly got sued by Apple, lost, and
removed it from production. I wish I had a pic I could direct you to,
because it is really funny.
>As an anecdote, I'm always amazed how a lot of companies try to
>copy/emulate Apple. One example was with the "Performa" line of
>computers, almost immediately IBM had "Aptiva" (note the "a" at the end)
>and Compaq had "Contura".
>This just brings me to the fact that when the iMac was introduced - well
>before the iPaq - Apple had a free "goodie box" to buyers. The box's
>name - the iPac!!
You are not forgotten, Comrade Laika!
This weekend marks the 44th anniversary of Laika's death. She was a simple
stray dog from the streets of Moscow who became the first creature to be
sent into space and the only one sent into space with no plans for return.
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