Bill Gates on Vista and Apple's 'Lying' Ads (Mac OS X vs Vista)

[Bill Coleman]

On Feb 3, 2007, at 2:41 PM, Glenn Carnagey wrote:

> To be fair, the early Microsoft Mac apps did help to standardize  
> the first top mac app menus and menu items as we know them today.   
> earliest versions of Word/Excel/File.

Not surprising. The File Edit, etc, menu was part of the HIG! The  
standards that earlier developers looked at where MacPaint and  
MacWrite, not Work or Excel.

And does anyone remember Microsoft's first Mac application? Multi- 
plan was it? Ugh. Very forgettable.

I just think that Gates has completely lost it. He's gotten so  
wrapped up in his own market success, he's completely forgotten what  
he's stolen along the way. He can't remember history correctly. Hence  
the mention of File, Edit, etc menus. He probably believes this is  
somehow a Microsoft invention, although it's clearly Apple's doing  
all the way.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at mac.com
Quote: "We invented personal computing."
             -- Bill Gates @ TechNet / MSDN 2003