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Re: [News] Vapourware Defined in Video

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:51:54 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Just came across the following:
> 
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=b9ifQvQCO7Y
> 
> A must-see! This was Microsoft's vision of Longhorn, for October 2003.

Indeed, and it also puts to bed any claims that Microsoft "copied" OS X,
when this video from early 2003 clearly shows many of those features that
Microsoft is accused of copying.

> *LOL*
> 
> V A P O U R W A R E.
> 
> Looks like KDE Plasma. Even Compiz/Beryl/AIGLX/XGL with Superkaramba beats
> that.

Oh, so now, Microsoft somehow used a time machine to go forward in time to
copy KDE Plasma's design back in 2003.

> With Linux, you know what you get. No false promise; deadlines are deadlines,
> as opposed to being over 3 years late, with almost nothing new delivered.

You're seriously suggesting that No Linux project has ever made claims that
they never delivered on?  Deadlines are deadlines?  Lol... you're a riot.

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