Comments on: Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: BellaKitty http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-50229 BellaKitty Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:35:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-50229 Great post. This is why MS will never die. Sadly for linux heads like me lol. Nah I use windows daily. Just kidding. Great post. This is why MS will never die. Sadly for linux heads like me lol. Nah I use windows daily. Just kidding.

]]> By: Microsoft Still Copies Rather Than Create http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-32624 Microsoft Still Copies Rather Than Create Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:42:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-32624 [...] http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/ Related: [...] [...] http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/ Related: [...]

]]> By: Apple is Not Fruit » Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10835 Apple is Not Fruit » Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:35:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10835 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: M$ SUCKS!!! http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10834 M$ SUCKS!!! Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:30:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10834 123 HONK!!! 123 HONK!!!

]]> By: M$ SUCKS!!! http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10833 M$ SUCKS!!! Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:28:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10833 I say we all meet at M$ biggest industry and protest with signs that say. STOP COPYING APPLE. I say we all meet at M$ biggest industry and protest with signs that say. STOP COPYING APPLE.

]]> By: John L. http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10832 John L. Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:39:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10832 You're a jealous poor pathetic boy. You’re a jealous poor pathetic boy.

]]> By: Evil-Competition: Google vs. Microsoft vs. Apple » SeoFreak SEO Blog http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10831 Evil-Competition: Google vs. Microsoft vs. Apple » SeoFreak SEO Blog Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:53:29 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10831 [...] Microsoft schafft es, Google in dieser Disziplin Paroli zu bieten und klaut kurzerhand Apple’s Workgroup Manager Icon und verwendet es für seine Windows Vista Business Promo als Microsoft Workgroup Manager Icon. - 10/10 Evil Punkten [...] [...] Microsoft schafft es, Google in dieser Disziplin Paroli zu bieten und klaut kurzerhand Apple’s Workgroup Manager Icon und verwendet es für seine Windows Vista Business Promo als Microsoft Workgroup Manager Icon. – 10/10 Evil Punkten [...]

]]> By: Patrick Sneyers http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10830 Patrick Sneyers Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:33:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10830 Not true: watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYqA83sitz8 Not true: watch this

]]> By: Unix_Usr http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10829 Unix_Usr Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:08:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10829 Dear lenjc57, Before one should bitch about spelling and grammer, one should look to one's own post for a proper example; you complain about the atrocious spelling and grammer of others, ironically in a post of your own which lacks proper punctuation! You do know that sentances generally begin with capitolization of the first word? Or that when one refers to one's self using the pronoun 'I', that it too should be capitolized? Before you rip on other's thoughts and postings... perhaps you should look to your own faults. Dear lenjc57,

Before one should bitch about spelling and grammer, one should look to one’s own post for a proper example; you complain about the atrocious spelling and grammer of others, ironically in a post of your own which lacks proper punctuation! You do know that sentances generally begin with capitolization of the first word? Or that when one refers to one’s self using the pronoun ‘I’, that it too should be capitolized? Before you rip on other’s thoughts and postings… perhaps you should look to your own faults.

]]> By: lenjc57 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10828 lenjc57 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:19:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10828 i read a lot of these posts and blogs, and the thing that fascinates and frustrates me the most is the apparent lack of spelling and grammar skills exhibited by most posters. if you want to get your point across, you need to learn how to express yourself. most posts on these sites are little more than random, pointless, incoherent babbling. but, it can be quite entertaining, i must admit. i read a lot of these posts and blogs, and the thing that fascinates and frustrates me the most is the apparent lack of spelling and grammar skills exhibited by most posters. if you want to get your point across, you need to learn how to express yourself. most posts on these sites are little more than random, pointless, incoherent babbling. but, it can be quite entertaining, i must admit.

]]> By: Cartoons Fans Lounge » Blog Archive » x men kitty pryde Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10827 Cartoons Fans Lounge » Blog Archive » x men kitty pryde Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:22:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10827 [...] x men kitty pryde This is way more than “inspiration” here. This is some kid at Microsoft going to the Apple site, saving the image to the Microsoft server, and then bragging to his boss that he just whipped up the icon. Pathetic x men 3 Icemanread more | digg story [...] [...] x men kitty pryde This is way more than “inspiration” here. This is some kid at Microsoft going to the Apple site, saving the image to the Microsoft server, and then bragging to his boss that he just whipped up the icon. Pathetic x men 3 Icemanread more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Nelno http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10826 Nelno Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:04:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10826 Talk about over-analyzing something. First, this is an MS web page, not Vista or any other MS product. I see nothing to indicate this icon even exists in Vista. Second, there's no guarantee MS even created this web page. It may have been contracted to a third party. Third, it's irrelevant because some not-too-smart person designing the page is the guilty person here. I can guarantee you that Bill Gates didn't call down to the web design department and tell some intern to copy icons from Apple, because, "hey, Apple is so much cooler than us." Give it a rest, people. Some of you seem so hopelessly devoted to Apple that you're willing to read *way* too much into a little icon plagiarism. Talk about over-analyzing something.

First, this is an MS web page, not Vista or any other MS product. I see nothing to indicate this icon even exists in Vista.

Second, there’s no guarantee MS even created this web page. It may have been contracted to a third party.

Third, it’s irrelevant because some not-too-smart person designing the page is the guilty person here. I can guarantee you that Bill Gates didn’t call down to the web design department and tell some intern to copy icons from Apple, because, “hey, Apple is so much cooler than us.”

Give it a rest, people. Some of you seem so hopelessly devoted to Apple that you’re willing to read *way* too much into a little icon plagiarism.

]]> By: Dug http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10825 Dug Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:57:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10825 Microsoft did not steal the icon they "borrowed" it until someone noticed. It's a nice example that of how big business can make low level mistakes. :-) Im sure that they are still happy about the free press to their new products. Microsoft did not steal the icon they “borrowed” it until someone noticed. It’s a nice example that of how big business can make low level mistakes. :-) Im sure that they are still happy about the free press to their new products.

]]> By: Digital Fine Art Guy http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10824 Digital Fine Art Guy Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:17:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10824 I love how, as MACs and PCs have become more similiar, the supporters of each system have become more partisan over the tiniest of issues. Geesh, get a life. I love how, as MACs and PCs have become more similiar, the supporters of each system have become more partisan over the tiniest of issues.

Geesh, get a life.

]]> By: MisterKen http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10823 MisterKen Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:00:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10823 "I find it very easy to believe that microsoft would do something like this…" Bwaaa ha ha ha ha haha! THAT is funny. What amazes me is that no one at Microsoft bothered to check this. Is there an approval process in place? Wait a minute (remembering) ActiveX, CSS compliance in the browsers, domain registry, et. al....Forget what I just said. “I find it very easy to believe that microsoft would do something like this…”

Bwaaa ha ha ha ha haha! THAT is funny.

What amazes me is that no one at Microsoft bothered to check this.
Is there an approval process in place?

Wait a minute (remembering) ActiveX, CSS compliance in the browsers, domain registry, et. al….Forget what I just said.

]]> By: The Average White Guy http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10822 The Average White Guy Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:31:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10822 I love how people believe that Mac and MS are like The US and USSR during the Cold War. If you Mac fanboys were really in tune with what your favorite company was up to, you'd know that there is PLENTY of Mac/MS interoperability going on. They outsource to the same firms the same way rivaling grocery stores buy good from the same farmers and vendors. I mean, would you say: "Holy crap! Foot Locker is selling the SAME EXACT PAIR OF NIKE's that Famous Footwear is selling!!" I love how people believe that Mac and MS are like The US and USSR during the Cold War. If you Mac fanboys were really in tune with what your favorite company was up to, you’d know that there is PLENTY of Mac/MS interoperability going on. They outsource to the same firms the same way rivaling grocery stores buy good from the same farmers and vendors. I mean, would you say: “Holy crap! Foot Locker is selling the SAME EXACT PAIR OF NIKE’s that Famous Footwear is selling!!”

]]> By: SomeLlama http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10821 SomeLlama Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:06:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10821 OH NOES!!!! someone stole an icon from a website.. that proves M$ is crap!!!!//11 (see how I made the s a dollar sign, it's to show that microsoft is greedy and I am hip) We should hold a rally to protest Micro$$$oft (uber leet dollar sign usage) that will teach them not to steal Apple's website icons!!!!1.1.2omgwtfbbq OH NOES!!!! someone stole an icon from a website.. that proves M$ is crap!!!!//11

(see how I made the s a dollar sign, it’s to show that microsoft is greedy and I am hip)

We should hold a rally to protest Micro$$$oft (uber leet dollar sign usage) that will teach them not to steal Apple’s website icons!!!!1.1.2omgwtfbbq

]]> By: hostile http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10820 hostile Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:47:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10820 Are you telling me you were going to buy Vista? Are you telling me you were going to buy Vista?

]]> By: Neven http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10819 Neven Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:12:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10819 To the doofus who wrote: "And you know, IconFactory has done design work for Microsoft, Apple, and Ubuntu." For Microsoft, certainly. Not for Apple. Ever. You'd think they'd like, brag about that? Here's a post from Icon Factory on the whole matter: http://iconfactory.com/home/permalink/1754 It takes an MS fanboy to think that Apple doesn't use one of their legions of creative people to draw their own icons. To the doofus who wrote:

“And you know, IconFactory has done design work for Microsoft, Apple, and Ubuntu.”

For Microsoft, certainly. Not for Apple. Ever. You’d think they’d like, brag about that? Here’s a post from Icon Factory on the whole matter: http://iconfactory.com/home/permalink/1754

It takes an MS fanboy to think that Apple doesn’t use one of their legions of creative people to draw their own icons.

]]> By: Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… at AlexOrmandyBlog http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10818 Microsoft gives up trying and starts blatantly copying… at AlexOrmandyBlog Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:09:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/11/microsoft-gives-up-trying-and-starts-blatantly-copying/#comment-10818 [...] This is way more than “inspiration” here. This is some kid at Microsoft going to the Apple site, saving the image to the Microsoft server, and then bragging to his boss that he just whipped up the icon. Patheticread more | digg story [...] [...] This is way more than “inspiration” here. This is some kid at Microsoft going to the Apple site, saving the image to the Microsoft server, and then bragging to his boss that he just whipped up the icon. Patheticread more | digg story [...]

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