Microsoft criticized for copying a non existant product...

[DirtyP2002]

Okay, fanboys can get annoying, we all know that. And the funny thing is, all of us are fanboys in certain ways. But things are getting out of control right now.

I just read some comments at the worst but biggest German Newspaper "Bild". They were reporting about the new Tablet PC made by HP and MS. People are claiming MS copied Apple with the HP Tablet PC. First of all, the tablet PC is made by HP and many other different manufacturers. MS just provides the software. One thing people did not get.

The second point is that the Tablet PC made by Apple isn't even available yet. It is just a rumor. People are saying MS copied the Apple Tablet that is just a rumor. Think about it. MS is FIRST with this device, Apple is second and people try to convince other people that the first copied the second. I do not get this at all.

I am a MS fan, but at the same time, I am a Sony Vaio fan, so I would pick up a Vaio over a Tablet PC any time. So this Tablet PC thing doesn't affect me that much, but this broken logic made me post this.

 

*edit* here is the link for thos of you, who speak German.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/digital/computer/2010/01/07/microsoft-chef-ballmer/zeigt-tablet-pcs-zur-ces-messe-eroeffnung.html