[Am-info] Re: MS Depositions

[John Poltorak]

On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 08:50:12AM -0500, Gene Gaines wrote:
> On Friday, February 01, 2002, 8:14:43 AM, John wrote:
> 
> > So even the name "Windows" came from someone other than Microsoft?
> 
> > John
> 
> John, Good lord yes.
> 
> Microsoft "lifted" the name "Windows" from Xerox.
> Didn't even have to do too much thinking, just
> "lifted" the first word from the name which honorable
> Xerox developers had coined:
>     Wimp - Windows, Icons, Mouse and Pointing devices.
> 
> Of course, by that time they also had:
> 
> "Lifted" their Basic from others.
> "Lifted" their Disk Operating System from others.
> 
> Even before then.  You may recall a citation from one of
> the Gates bio books mentioned on this list.  The statement
> in the book to the effect that Gates became interested in
> computers because, in high school, he found he could
> "modify" a simple school grade reporting program to change
> student's grades without the administration knowing it?
> 
> In my little personal view, XP and Hailstorm logically
> could be predicted from the trend shown above.
> 
> Perhaps I am wrong,  If you believe I am wrong, would love
> to hear from you via this list, so we can set the record
> straight.
> 
> (By the way, is it true that Gates invented smileys?)


Didn't you know... Gates invented God.
 
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> >>
> 
> Gene
> gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
> 
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-- 
John