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Isnt't it ironic that the cofounders actually came out of Microsoft R&D. They were among the Courier team, for those who don't know. Courier was a pre-iPad tabl
by srik 13y ago
Isnt't it ironic that the cofounders actually came out of Microsoft R&D. They were among the Courier team, for those who don't know. Courier was a pre-iPad tablet device with amazing untapped potential.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlpftPSuXe4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlpftPSuXe4
- CmonDev 13y agoSigh, and now it's one of select demo apps in every Apple store. It alone almost made me buy an iPad. Way to go Bill Gates shutting down Courier, well done.
- lifeisstillgood 13y agoSorry, are you saying that had billg not shut down Courier, Microsoft would have made the iPad? Its rather like the Winklevoss twins - if Microsoft could have invented the iPad, they would have invented the iPad.
- fidotron 13y agoThe Courier looked far more like it would've found an actual market than Surface RT. The question is really how much of what leaked was functional versus what they hoped it was going to do.
- Touche 13y agoIf you look just at the journal parts of the video, the parts Paper can duplicate, most of them are not in Paper at all. Paper is just a special type of drawing app.
- quarterto 13y agoNo, they're saying had billg not should down Courier, Microsoft would have made Courier.
- Touche 13y agoThat's just a concept video. Paper can't do most of what is shown in the journal parts of the video, so I'm guessing they were no where close to making Courier a reality.