__/ [ Tom Shelton ] on Monday 11 December 2006 18:59 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> 100 features Microsoft should steal from the Eclipse IDE
>>
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>> | Everyone knows that Microsoft isn't shy about stealing ideas from
>> | other successful products, so please forward a link to this post
>> | to the Visual Studio team. I would like these Eclipse featuresi
>> | ncluded in their IDE as soon as possible.
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http://clintonforbes.blogspot.com/2006/12/100-features-microsoft-should-steal.html
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>
> You realize he was counting in binary:
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> 001
> 010
> 011
> 100
>
> so, he actually had 4 items - at least half of which do in fact exist
> or can be emulated with a custom key binding.
I didn't say (write) 100 in the subject line, but I always keep the headline
of the item/article im tact. The article makes a point more than just some
silly argument, I think. People are sometimes inclined to think that the
best software comes from Microsoft. Moreover, the scale of copying is
breathtaking.
All the Myth about Microsoft!
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| * Microsoft was first with graphical user interface
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| * Microsoft designed BASIC Language
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| * Microsoft designed visual basic
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| * Microsoft invented DOS
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| * Microsoft designed the first spreadsheet - Excel
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| * Microsoft designed the first word processor
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| * First with Internet browser
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http://196.2.70.231:8080/ict_blog/open-ict-hacks/microsoft-myth
Put differently, in video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssX4RL24HT4
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