[Toe_MW]

It's this that really got my goat:
Because Mac Office is so much less critical to our business than Windows, we have the flexibility to test out new things in the product before we try them on Windows,
You can look at that in a really positive light... or a really negative one.
Me, I'd rather use software from a company that is developing for the Mac, not experimenting on Mac users in order to develop for Windows.

[Schneb]

Mac-Hello, I'm a Mac
PC-And I'm a PC
Mac-Hey PC, why the sour look?
PC-You're not getting Office anymore.
Mac-What? Why not? I thought we were getting along just...
PC-Oh come on, you've got an Office killer app right around the corner, what with your Keynote, and iWeb, iWork already doing the job--why bother.
Mac-Gee, I'm sorry to hear that.
Big bloated man with Office Logo t-shirt (that barely fits) steps in.
Office-Hey, got any more code I can eat? I need a new help animation. Maybe a kitty!
Shot of an iMac
PC-Hear that? Your gonna miss the kitty!

[MacGeek1955]

It was a settlement, but it appeared to many who wouldn't believe that Microsoft would copy Apple code, that Microsoft was bailing Apple out. When has Microsoft ever voloutarily out of the goodness and kindness of their hearts bailed out a competitor? We're talking about a company that uses terms like "knife the baby" and has a reputation for being one of the most ruthless competitors on the planet. Generousity is what Bill Gates does to keep the tax collectors away and build new markets.

[montgomery_burns]

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You can look at that in a really positive light... or a really negative one.
Me, I'd rather use software from a company that is developing for the Mac, not experimenting on Mac users in order to develop for Windows.

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Couldn't the following comments from Blizzard also be seen either way?
http://developer.app...t/blizzard.html
Both our Mac and Windows developers find bugs we probably wouldnt have found so quickly without simultaneous development on both platforms. Were building the same game using different processors, different compilers and different memory, and so we catch things much sooner.
"Releasing both versions on one CD-ROM is also a benefit for users. People can switch platforms if they want, Rob says, and still use the same CD."
"Barris adds, Its safe to say that having our games running on Mac OS X gives us an excellent added perspective on how the code is behaving and if anything is going wrong or needs attention."

[Kurtster]

I could swear I heard this story from Maccentral back in 1997. I remember the threat for sure, but not a specific memo or anything.

[JEB]

I remember the day:
It was when we just got that used Performa 466 with the portrait-swivel Radius color monitor.
And proudly, churned the web thru on an external 56k modem, FreePPP, and . . . with Netscape.
GO APPLE!!! GO NETSCAPE!!! GO FUNKY E-MAIL MEMOS FROM HISTORY!!!

[phdtop]

And when they say:
wrote Waldman: Ive personally also found the Mac market interesting because Ive seen so many trends appear there first and eventually become important on Windows.
Hmmm. "Eventually become important"?? Isn't that just a polite way of saying that Windows copies stuff from the Mac??? /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Yes indeed, that man has a silver tongue.

[vaporman]

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Ive personally also found the Mac market interesting because I've seen so many trends appear there first and eventually become important on Windows.

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It is interesting. Much of what Waldman says could be taken in several different ways. It is almost as if he is speaking in code. If you look at this quote in another way, it might sound like a veiled threat to go public with inside information about elements stolen from Apple.
Maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist.