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epepper9 said:
Ok, you are wrong on all accounts. First off, Windows, the OS, was not a gui concept created by Apple. Secondly, your "Vista's version of dashboard" is completely erroneous, if by your statement you imply that Apple created Dashboard. The widget idea for dashboard was taken from the company Konfabulator, and Apple incorporated it into their OS. The widgets were actually around in the late '90's, and were made by a few guys at Sun Microsystems using javascript. Thus, Dashboard, and the widgets we now see weren't at first created by Apple for Macs. Lastly, the Xbox 360 was not named 360 b/c it was stolen to mean revolution from Nintendo. It was done as a marketing ploy so it wouldn't be "Xbox 2" while Sony will have a competing "Playstation 3" b/c the higher number would put into the minds of a consumer that it is somehow better/newer. I love your attempts to villify M$ though...not to say it isn't warranted, your examples just aren't accurate...
It's as simple as this: Apple Gift Cards! Seriously, I'm asking for these this year. Not only will I get what I love, but I also get to use the cards towards my ACD 23". 
alexstein said:
Love my Dyson Animal! Can't believe that I resisted for so long!
prostuff1 said:
My thoughts exactly! An head unit and iPod adapter that would go well with their nano!
Veritas&Equitas said:
No, but Apple thought of the idea before Konfabulator ever came out, and arguably, they were around on what has become OS X well before OS X was released.
Either way, Apple is dominating with Widgets today as an end result. While it's debatable whether it's an original idea or not, the fact remains that Apple has the best implementation of the idea so far and so is far ahead. Konfabulator came close but lost out in the end because Apple could leverage its power and ship Dashboard with all of its systems, and because Apple made it easier for users to write programs.
pionata said:
What musical instrument can you get under $500 besides a recorder?
Maybe a flute. But that doesn't do much for your image. My Yamaha Stage Custom cost me $1500 CAD. Now there's a cool instrument... It's served me for many years.
alexstein said:
I'm getting one of these, and i will be spending all of Christmas day vacuuming my apartment with my girl.
