Re: Enderle idiocy continues

In article <82apj19qtkq8a73m48a9cgankvjc1i29dr@xxxxxxx>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <mayor.of.rlyeh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:47:16 GMT, TravelinMan <Nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
>
> >Long time Mac fans are well aware of one of the industry's top morons -
> >Rob Enderle. He has managed a record of being wrong so many times that
> >even Edwin is jealous.
> >
> >He managed to top his own record for stupidity as he is now claiming
> >that Microsoft wrote the first version of Mac OS.
> >
> >http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/7055/
> >
> >It's amazing that people actually believe the crap he spews.
>
>
> Since the website you cite is unable to even cut and paste correctly
> wht should we believe anything they have to say?

I didn't know that web sites were supposed to cut and paste. Isn't that
the reader's responsibility?

>
>
> What appears on rob Enderle's site:
> " It is interesting to note, and few seem to remember, that Microsoft
> helped Apple write the first MacOS under a project code named "sand"
> http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm over
> two decades ago, but, like most Apple partnerships, this one ended
> badly. "

First, that's a revision from his original article. The original quote
is in Macdailynews.

Second, SAND had nothing to do with writing the OS. It was a program to
write application software.

>
> If you follow the provided link you come to:
> "1/24/84 Microsoft takes a leading role in developing software for the
> Apple Macintosh computer. The company ships Microsoft BASIC and
> Microsoft Multiplan simultaneously with the introduction of the
> Macintosh. Microsoft also announces that Word, Chart, and File will
> ship soon.
> Microsoft's original software development work for Macintosh was
> code-named "SAND" for "Steve's Amazing New Device".

None of which supports his statement that MS wrote the OS for Apple.

>
> Recognizing early the limitations of the closed design of the
> Macintosh system, Microsoft for a while marketed MacEnhancer, which
> provided the ability to plug non-Apple printers, modems, and other
> devices into the Mac. Although Apple itself would eventually change
> its product design to allow the same kinds of capabilities, the
> MacEnhancer never took off.
>
> Bill Gates attended the introduction of the Apple Macintosh computer
> on January 20, 1984, and appeared in the original Macintosh brochure
> standing alongside Mitch Kapor of Lotus and Fred Gibbons of Software
> Publishing.

Because Microsoft did provide early applications. No one disputes that.

>
> SAND was a fitting tribute to Apple's Steve Jobs, who oversaw the
> Macintosh project. Excited by the possibilities of a commercially
> viable machine with a graphical user interface, Microsoft made an
> early and major commitment to Macintosh development and has
> consistently been among the most successful of all software companies
> in development for the Macintosh marketplace. The company shipped two
> products -BASIC and Multiplan- on the same day the Macintosh was
> introduced, followed closely by Word, Chart, and File."
>
>
> What appears on the Maccie site the Joe cites:
> " "It is interesting to note, that few seem to remember that Microsoft
> wrote the first MacOS under contract to Apple nearly two decades ago
> but, like most Apple partnerships, this one also ended badly." - Rob
> Enderle, September 26th, 2005"
>
> There's quite a difference between the two. It seems that the Maccie
> site needed some traffic so they deliberately misquoted a guy to start
> a controversy.

Read the thread. After all the hubbub, Enderle changed his story - and
still didn't get it right.

But, since you don't seem to understand how cut and paste works, why
should anyone believe you?
.

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