Comments on: Micro…I Mean Apple Copies 3rd Party http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/microi_mean_apple_copies_3rd_party/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gregory Wostrel http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/microi_mean_apple_copies_3rd_party/#comment-18670 Gregory Wostrel Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:00:12 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=480#comment-18670 The whole uproar over Konfabulator being ripped off is foolish. Apple had the same thing developed for System 1 in 1981. If anyone ripped any one off, in terms of an idea, it was Rose and Konfabulator. Andy Hertzfeld is the one who should be credited with the idea. A great (in depth) analysis at Daring Fireball: http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_konfabulator. You can read all about the original at Andy's site: www.folklore.org/ . Do a search for Desk Ornaments. The whole uproar over Konfabulator being ripped off is foolish. Apple had the same thing developed for System 1 in 1981. If anyone ripped any one off, in terms of an idea, it was Rose and Konfabulator. Andy Hertzfeld is the one who should be credited with the idea. A great (in depth) analysis at Daring Fireball: http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_konfabulator.
You can read all about the original at Andy’s site: http://www.folklore.org/ . Do a search for Desk Ornaments.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/microi_mean_apple_copies_3rd_party/#comment-18669 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:20:46 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=480#comment-18669 Sherlock 3 existed in development long before Watson was released (or begun, as best as i can tell). "Apple is not nice to its third-party developers" is a rather oblique statement, with little actual fact behind it. I've got a syndication aggregator, and I'm <a href="http://nslog.com/archives/2004/06/28/safari_rss_and_pulpfiction.php" rel="nofollow">happy</a> to see Safari RSS. Sherlock 3 existed in development long before Watson was released (or begun, as best as i can tell).

“Apple is not nice to its third-party developers” is a rather oblique statement, with little actual fact behind it.

I’ve got a syndication aggregator, and I’m happy to see Safari RSS.

]]> By: Lewis Powell http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/06/microi_mean_apple_copies_3rd_party/#comment-18668 Lewis Powell Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:19:16 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=480#comment-18668 Well, looks like there is no Santa after all. I guess I had lost my belief that apple was a "good" corporation back when I found out about the Sherlock/Watson thing. Apple is not nice to its third party developers; but, well, they could still club a few hundred baby seals, and I think I'd rate them as "nicer" than Microsoft. It would be nice, though if Apple could bring the third party developers into the fold rather than steal from them. Well, looks like there is no Santa after all. I guess I had lost my belief that apple was a “good” corporation back when I found out about the Sherlock/Watson thing. Apple is not nice to its third party developers; but, well, they could still club a few hundred baby seals, and I think I’d rate them as “nicer” than Microsoft.
It would be nice, though if Apple could bring the third party developers into the fold rather than steal from them.

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