When the original iPhone was released in 2007, its primary accomplishment was a touchscreen user interface that made smartphones accessible to more than just the email-junkie professionals who had previously owned BlackBerry and Palm Treo devices. However, the first iPhone was not very useful. It had limited software and it couldn't easily connect to corporate email. Apple fixed both of those problems a year later with version 2.0, the iPhone 3G, by opening up to third party developers and licensing Exchange ActiveSync from Microsoft so that iPhone could connect to Exchange email, calendar, and contacts.
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RE: The symbol of the rivalry: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (Photos: Microsoft-Apple collaboration, the 10 greatest moments)
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True, but you will remember that I was attacking the Excel first notion. Actually my first spreadsheet was on another, older OS which I am too embarrassed to mention here. So I won't! 
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Non sequitur
Non sequitur, namely it does not follow from my comments on monopolies; finger pointing about which is better has no bearing on the status, monopoly. I can see that you are probably a fan boi, and indeed I used to cohabit with a fan gurl, but you will get used to it, overcome the illicit techniques in argument (a hindrance for anyone working in logic, including programming and computing of any kind) one day. Or maybe not. After all, that leetle Mac thayng sure is a purty toi. 
As to Mac taking over the world, remind me on Wednesday when I return to my SOHO and I will find you links in which Jobs states wurld dominaytion is his aim, and that the day of the PC is over.
Oh, and please let's remember that the WIMP invention and specification came from Zerox, that MS helped Apple develop software/their OS, and that MS went on to outclass the Apple, in spite of serious hardware limitations.
I am sure that you have lots to say on the matter. Remember I am OTR until Mittwoch, and will take all of your calls then.
As to Mac taking over the world, remind me on Wednesday when I return to my SOHO and I will find you links in which Jobs states wurld dominaytion is his aim, and that the day of the PC is over.
Oh, and please let's remember that the WIMP invention and specification came from Zerox, that MS helped Apple develop software/their OS, and that MS went on to outclass the Apple, in spite of serious hardware limitations.
I am sure that you have lots to say on the matter. Remember I am OTR until Mittwoch, and will take all of your calls then.
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