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1. joecab

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   08/03, 03:22pm | report spam | close reply

   isn't it hilarious ...

   ... that with Microsoft's reputation of copying Apple so much, you have to point out that this time it wouldn't have been likely given the timeframe? hee hee

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1. Herod

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   08/03, 03:28pm | report spam | close reply

   nothing more

   then a usb 3.0 coffee warmer. move along folks.

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1. macmedia1

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   08/03, 03:42pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Microsoft is so passe...

   If microsoft spent more in research rather than paying customers to use their products (i.e. Bing search Cashback), maybe they won't be seen as a copycat.
   
   Apple spends gobs of money into research and design. If any other company wants to compete, they're going to have to spend twice as much to just catch up
   
   MS is going through a slow death.....

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1. JeffHarris

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   08/03, 03:48pm | report spam | close reply

   MS at it's BEST!

   Monkey Boy See.
   Monkey Boy Do.

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1. luckyday

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   08/03, 03:55pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Copying

   How can you say Msft is copying Apple here? You think they created a new product in a week? Give me a break. Although they've been lacking in innovation lately, this is surely not an example of them copying Apple.
   
   As Mel Gibson would say "Your logic sucks!"

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1. jdsonice@gmail.com

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   08/03, 04:06pm | report spam | close reply

   Vaporware

   Sigh Vaporware by any other name is Vaporware.

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1. loudpedal

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   08/03, 04:16pm | report spam | close reply

   Overheard

   Ballmer: ooOOOOOOooooo...that's a good idea. Let's do one of those!

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1. Foe Hammer

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   08/03, 04:17pm | report spam | close reply

   MS Trackpad?

   That would be the thickest trackpad I've ever seen. On the other hand, maybe it's Surface Mobile ...

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1. loudpedal

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   08/03, 04:21pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Come on Luckyday

   Lucky day, really...this is classic Microsoft copying. How long do you think it would take to copy a Magic Trackpad? It's essentially taking an Apple trackpad from a laptop and putting it in a new enclosure. They just announced that it will ship soon. In Microsoft time, that's still months away. It's not like it's shipping today. I think their logic is sound but that's obviously a matter of opinion.

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1. mortie

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   08/03, 04:33pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   In action

   Do you really want to move left? Deny or allow. Do you really want to move right? Deny or allow.

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1. Fast iBook

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   08/03, 05:57pm | report spam | close reply

   Um..

   http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/08/03/waterfield.releases.two.magic.trackpad.cases/
   
   Good luck monkey boy.
   
   - A

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1. dliup

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   08/03, 06:14pm | report spam | close reply

   Microsoft Earth

   At Redmond, people still think the earth is flat.

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1. LenE

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   08/03, 08:04pm | report spam | close reply

   Mouse not trackpad

   It looks to me like Microsoft's take on the Magic Mouse, instead. They had prototypes of kludgey touch-sensitive mice that they unveiled at the time of the Magic Mouse debut, to try to suck some wind from Apple's sails. Perhaps this is their production model, flattened like the Magic Mouse.
   
   After all, they've now had sufficient time to copy that.
   
   -- Len

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1. CmdrGampu

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   Come on, guys

   I know it's fashionable on MacNN/Electronista to hate on everything Microsoft, but believe it or not, they actually have made a few nice input devices over the years. Their Optical Trackball and Trackball Explorer are much sought after. People pay a lot more for them now that they're out of production than when they were brand new. You can find some that have sold for well over $150 on eBay. Pretty good considering it cost less than $50 new. Can you think of any Apple input device that can sell for more used than when it was new? I like their old Natural Keyboard Pro, which has a nice snappy action to the keys, a comfortable split and angled design and programmable multimedia keys that can vary functions depending on which application you're in. So far, Microsoft has kept the Intellitype driver updated to run on the latest version of Mac OS. I know somebody who loves their Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, although the key action is too mushy for my taste.
   
   Go ahead and vote this comment down. I expect no better from blind fanboys. Yeah, Apple does no wrong and absolutely cannot be surpassed when it comes to input devices. *cough* One button mouse. *cough* Hockey puck mouse. *cough* Mighty Mouse with the ever-jamming scroll ball.