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Yes, but historically this is how Microsoft wins. They win by entering the dialogue. They copied UI from Apple back in the day, and then were able to cut price
by tmsh 16y ago
Yes, but historically this is how Microsoft wins.
They win by entering the dialogue. They copied UI from Apple back in the day, and then were able to cut prices, etc., and Apple lost (at least for a decade).
I would caution Google to ignore the controversy completely and move on to more interesting problems in search. Microsoft is very good at playing this game increasingly on their terms, and then they win.
ETA. As a quick caveat. I have nothing but respect for many Microsoft employees. And I don't mean to generalize. I just can't help but remember the similarities to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microso...
Being 'right' is sometimes a premature optimization....
ETA2. Esp. with someone who is very good at making the second dance move. But think back on all the major Microsoft products (IE v. Netscape, Office v. Lotus, though this is a reach maybe, Xbox v. PS, .NET v. Java, etc.). It's just a different approach. But it's a mistake to not analyze it and appreciate it for what it is..
- city41 16y agoYes but when Microsoft took on Apple back in the day, they were young, agile and relevant. The same is much harder to say of the MS of today. They aren't winning very often anymore, especially in the consumer space. And I say this as a Microsoft alum and really enjoyed my time at the company.
- Getahobby 16y agoWait a second. Can't let you completely get away with the MS stealing UI from Apple comment when SJobs stole it from Xerox/PARC first. Although to be fair he does readily admit the thievery.
- dreyfiz 16y agoNo "thievery" was involved, he licensed it in exchange for access to pre-IPO Apple stock.
- Getahobby 16y agoI didn't mean thievery in the classic sense. Only in the sense that he/AAPL didn't come up with the innovation of the GUI as the parent was suggesting.
- joe_the_user 16y agoHmm, How would you explain Xerox suing Apple over this? http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xerox-sues-apple-computer-over-macintosh-copyright.html?scp=3&sq=apple+xerox&st=nyt http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xero... I can't find a mention of Apple licensing anything in the wikipedia article either: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporation#cite_note-xeroxsuesapple-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microso... Also this claims to debunk the story: http://books.google.pl/books?id=gzAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&hl=it&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.pl/books?id=gzAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&... "Xerox did at one time owne stock in Apple, they were purchased as an investment" (All this followed from the Wikipedia page, I'll admit)
- dreyfiz 16y agoHmm, it looks like you're right—it's just a legend. Thanks, I stand corrected.
- commanda 16y agoThis isn't a case of "copying" though. That would entail reverse engineering an existing product, which Bing is (according to this post) not doing. They are instead importing the search results themselves from Google.com.
- scorpion032 16y ago> Yes, but historically this is how Microsoft wins. What is Google made up of? The then MSFTs are now at Google.