Microsoft comes up with a Google search page

Bill Campbell linux-sxs
Tue Sep 12 17:34:28 PDT 2006


On Wed, Sep 13, 2006, James McDonald wrote:
>proof that `if at first you don't succeed copy someone who has'

That's been Microsoft's strategy for years.  The only program I can think
of off hand that was original with Microsoft was ``Bob''.  Everything else
originated someplace else.

Sometimes Microsoft even pays for the products it copies.

Bill
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