Microsoft clones Apple Magic Mouse and it only took them 20 months!

Mac Daily News ^ | Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 01:29 PM EST

[Swordmaker]

For anyone who STILL doesn't believe that Microsoft copies Apple... I humbly offer the attached example that proves the point!—PING!

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Apple, Microsoft's Research Division Ping!

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[freelancer]

Everything that Microsoft does is an inferior imitation of another company’s products.

[lefty-lie-spy]

So true. I dread sitting at my office desk and wasting hours uon hours of productivity every month. Windows - the profit killer.

[aft_lizard]

Dumb. MS makes great mouses , there was no need to copy a crap mouse.

[aft_lizard]

I dread going to the computer commons and getting stuck on an Apple. Luckily they are smart and have Windows on them but still would rather work on a computer that isn’t built by a company that is fully of homosexuals and commies.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Wow. The moonbats are out in force tonight. I am actually jealous of Microsoft’s strict policy on banning any hiring of homosexuals or liberals.
Grow up.

[tacticalogic]

Everything that Microsoft does is an inferior imitation of another company’s products.

Who was it they copied Exchange from? I'd like some of that.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

... but still would rather work on a computer that isn’t built by a company that is fully of homosexuals and commies.

The Boss has put out a warning about posts like this. If you want to stay on these threads and make a positive contribution instead of just being disruptive you had better clean up your act!

[lefty-lie-spy]

Amusingly, the one and only Microsoft product I enjoyed using was a mouse for my Mac.

[Moltke]

Sounds like MS is positioning itself to pursue a “first to invent” strategy.

[Fresh Wind]

Microsoft makes a great mouse for those who prefer to have some tactile feedback. I won’t buy a gesture driven mouse, no matter who makes it.

I also like the Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. It takes a while to get used to, but now I am very uncomfortable using a straight (linear, not heterosexual) keyboard. They’re ugly, but I value function over “optics”.

[Tanniker Smith]

Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures.

Too Long, Didn't Read version: Hey, MS! We got an intuitive finger gesture for ya, right here!

[BenKenobi]

Same here. I really don’t get what all the fuss about copying a worthless ‘feature’.

If there were any value here, MS would have done it years ago.

[Larry Lucido]

I’m sure Mac Daily News has no biases whatsoever. :-)

[thecabal]

Yeah, didn't you see the "Apple Caucus" header? Now play nice, or they'll run and tell mommy JimRob!

[Vince Ferrer]

Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads

Apple may have been the first to use it in a consumer product, but it did not invent the technology. And as far as I know, Apple does not do any basic R & D like IBM does, it just sources from various suppliers, who are the real ones doing the inventing. They do this very well, but they should not be called inventors.

Any Apple snob can be defeated with one word, XEROX.

[AFreeBird]

I wonder how long it will take them to clone this:

[Liberty Valance]

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

[antiRepublicrat]

Apple does a combination of inventing and buying the right products. As far as the down-and-dirty technology inventing, Apple invented both FireWire and Mini DisplayPort, and then put them out in standards bodies. Many of their non-design patents seem to be in manufacturing and software.