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____/ nessuno on Thursday 10 Jun 2010 15:57 : \____
> On Jun 10, 4:02 am, Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper pulled this Usenet boner:
>>
>> > [quote]
>> > Microsoft kills FAST's Linux and Unix search biz
>> > Values your business on Windows
>> > By Gavin Clarke in San Francisco
>> > Posted in Applications, 8th February 2010 20:22 GMT
>>
>> > It's a bold move. Microsoft paid $1.2bn for FAST and has decided it's
>> > better to double down on the Windows install base and gamble it can
>> > bring over those on Linux or Unix.
>> > [/quote]
>>
>> >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/08/fast_microsoft_linux_unix/
>>
>> > The DOJ should have heeded Judge Jackson's compiled evidence and
>> > assessment, and broke the company up a decade ago.
>>
>> That left FAST chief technology officer Bj rn Olstad, a Microsoft
>> distinguished engineer, to explain the move. He said that by only
>> focusing on Windows, the company can deliver more innovation per release
>> in the future.
>>
>> Jeezuz, what self-serving bullshit.
>>
>> --
>> Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength.
>
> You mean like the way they innovated the GUI....oh, I forgot, Apple
> got there first.
Apple wasn't first, either.
> Or the way they innovated the web browser...oh, I forgot, Netscape got
> there first.
Not the first though. :-)
> Or the way they innovated compile once, run anywhere...oh, I forgot,
> Sun did that first.
>
> Or the way they innovated modern search algorithms...oh I forgot,
> Google did that first.
>
> Or the way they innovated the Zune...oh I forgot, Apple's iPad got
> there first.
>
> Or the way they innovated the modern smart phone...oh I forgot, Apple
> did that first too.
>
> Let's see, they do use "innovation" in every sentence, they must have
> innovated something...
> I know! It's Bob! And Clippy!
All ideas are fusions of inspirations. Rich companies can deceive many people into
thinking that they are more than just compositions of existing ideas.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Dr. Roy S. Schestowitz | "Avoid missing ball for higher score"
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU is Not UNIX | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
roy pts/0 :0 Mon Jun 7 20:27 still logged in
http://iuron.com - proposing a non-profit search engine
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