🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <DD9srw.H3K@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>,
dconnors@gil.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au (David Connors) wrote:

> In article <40ha7s$fk5@thetics.europa.com>,
>    mbell@atheria.europa.com (Max Bell) wrote:
> 
> >I do not think there has been any actual polling to find out how the
> >average user feels about Microsoft scanning their system and uploading
> >the results.  In any case, the point being made was that the end-user
> >will not be the one answering the authorization question on the average
> >preloaded system.  I fail to see how you can refer to such an upload as
> >"a pretty well accepted industry practice" since this is the first operating
> >system to do so.  Given Microsoft's obvious lack of respect for the
> >intellectual property of others (Stac, Apple, etc.), fearing it is not
> >irrational.  
> 
> Something could be said of Commodores lack of respect to Apple for
> taking the GUI idea, and in turn, Apple's lack of respect to Xerox's
> PARC project.

   The difference is that Apple **licenced** parts of the GUI concept and
design from Xerox/PARC.    I'd say that licencing fees are at least some
form of respect.

   - Patrick McKinnion

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