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to: Robert Comer
from: Geo.
date: 2002-11-03 16:01:12
subject: Re: Why does IE not block popups?

From: "Geo." 

Fine, when I see you running a mac because they invented the GUI then I'll
believe you are serious about that.

Geo.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:3dc57d63$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I didn't realize someone had copyrighted/patented tabs. Why should MS
pay
> > for anything if they do the coding themselves?
>
> Copyright for law, and it really is the right thing to do if they copy
> someone else's idea?
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3dc57a14{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I didn't realize someone had copyrighted/patented tabs. Why should MS
pay
> > for anything if they do the coding themselves?
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> > news:17casu0lc9oteong1n6ssue9su66f0g0pp{at}4ax.com...
> > >
> > > Why pay them anything.  Microsoft's style is to
"innovate" it for
> > > themselves.
> > >
> > >  /m
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 19:27:41 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > > >> Opera's been using tabbed format for years.
> > > >
> > > >I didn't like the way Opera did it. (But I can't remember what my
> > complaint
> > > >with it was.)
> > > >
> > > >>Glad to see the IE world
> > > >> finally innovating to catch up....  ;-)
> > > >
> > > >I'm amazed that Microsoft hasn't paid these guys big bucks for
> > > >crazybrowser -- it really is quite a step forward in a
lot of ways.
> > > >
> > > >- Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> > > >news:94o8su4hd85ilqrof4e46gvmkh4ccg3eqk{at}4ax.com...
> > > >> Opera's been using tabbed format for years.  Glad
to see the IE
world
> > > >> finally innovating to catch up....  ;-)
> > > >>
> > > >>  /m
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 14:42:31 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> > > >>  wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > I downloaded it last night and have been using
it since.  I
really
> > > >didn't
> > > >> >think I'd like the tabbed idea, but after doing
just one search
for
> > info
> > > >> >(problem on a SUSE install) and I was hooked.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >- Bob Comer
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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