On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Dennis B. Swaney <romad@aol.com> wrote:
> Internal to Apple; wasn't MS copying Mac OS items right down to the same
> icons for the same application, only mirrored 180 degrees.
>
When the original Mac System was being built, MS was given actual code
to the OS so they could design MS Word and Excel. Microsoft literally
took that code, and used it in Windows 1.0 (which, incidentally, had
Excel for it). It was that that brought the very first lawsuit, and
first strained the relations of those two companies. It wasn't until
Windows 3.0, however, that the flood dams broke forth. MS was then
sued for look and feel, and lost its trash can and unified menu, as
well as overlapping windows (from multiple apps). Although I could be
wrong about that last part. I've seen Windows 1 and 2 in action. Trust
me, they were no threat to Apple then. ;-) Their only redeeming
feature I can remember is Excel. It was awesome wherever it was and is
still, IMO awesome. ;-) I use OOo now, but I miss Excel, even though I
use maybe 0.0001% of its potential nowadays.
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