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alpha macalpha mac
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/experiences/images/exp-wmpxp.htm"; target="_blank">Well?</a>



[ 11-18-2001: Message edited by: Alpha Mac ]</p>

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  • Reply 1 of 16
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    ?
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  • Reply 2 of 16
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    Alpha Mac, you're embarking on a dangerous course. You're not going to convince the 'rat that Microsoft Windows has lifted anything - intentionally or otherwise - from Apple.



    Because his first response will be "yeah, we all know Apple invented digital music software players..."



    And even when you counter with the true statement of "no, they didn't...but, they've done it slicker and cooler than anyone else and made it a major part of their digital hub philosophy!", it won't be enough. It only gives him fuel...trust me.



    <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



    All that's going to happen is a 3-4 page thread of back-and-forth, point-by-point exchanges that could possibly last until February or so.







    I see what you're getting at and I'm sure many others do to, but I'm begging you...step away from this thread slowly and go eat a sandwich or wash your car.



    You'll thank me for it later.



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  • Reply 3 of 16
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    it is a rip-off, but a bad one at that. Now that xPod is comin', windbloze users can see how much better the MacOS is than it's messed-up evil cousin who wears everything he does 'cause he is jealous and admires him......





    what? :confused:



    word :cool:
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  • Reply 4 of 16
    mac the forkmac the fork Posts: 722member
    Looks like Windows Media Player done up in a Luna skin. Which Apple product am I supposed to be seeing?
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  • Reply 5 of 16
    nonhumannonhuman Posts: 131member
    Whatever it is it's pretty damned ugly, and that irregular window shape is just irritating as hell.
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  • Reply 6 of 16
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    [quote]Originally posted by nonhuman:

    <strong>Whatever it is it's pretty damned ugly, and that irregular window shape is just irritating as hell.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That's called "modern, cutting-edge bitchin' design". And if you subscribed to PC-Graffix? magazine, you'd know that already.



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  • Reply 7 of 16
    alpha macalpha mac Posts: 463member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mac The Fork:

    <strong> Which Apple product am I supposed to be seeing?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    iTunes visualizations.
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  • Reply 8 of 16
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    Aren't iTunes visulisations just a tarted up version of the G-Force plugin anyway? Apple paid the author of said G-Force plugin which I'm sure was already available for Windoze MP.



    J :cool:
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  • Reply 9 of 16
    mac the forkmac the fork Posts: 722member
    [quote]Aren't iTunes visulisations just a tarted up version of the G-Force plugin anyway?<hr></blockquote>



    Yes.
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  • Reply 10 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by jamiemarshall:

    <strong>Aren't iTunes visulisations just a tarted up version of the G-Force plugin anyway? Apple paid the author of said G-Force plugin which I'm sure was already available for Windoze MP.



    J :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, but I think he's mentioning the vizuals because iTunes had it before Microsoft did.
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  • Reply 11 of 16
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    But it didn't. iTunes is circa Jan 2001. WMP had visualizations before that.



    [ 11-18-2001: Message edited by: Eugene ]</p>
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  • Reply 12 of 16
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    Usually people that write the eyes candy for mp3 players write hem for most platforms. no one is copying. Anyone see the jaggyness of the themes on the WMP? ugh. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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  • Reply 13 of 16
    siletzsiletz Posts: 28member
    [quote]Originally posted by Nebagakid:

    <strong>it is a rip-off, but a bad one at that. Now that xPod is comin', windbloze users can see how much better the MacOS is than it's messed-up evil cousin who wears everything he does 'cause he is jealous and admires him......





    what? :confused:



    word :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah and it took MS a year to copy Playstation 2.
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  • Reply 14 of 16
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    WiMP stole the skins idea from WinAmp and the like.



    Quicktime has the brushed metal crap that no one has bothered stealing.



    Oh, you were talking about the visualizations? hehe



    I honestly had no clue what he was talking about.



    Yeah, like said above, WiMP had them before iTunes, blah blah blah



    (pscates, I never start it, I'm just the bringer of truth)
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  • Reply 15 of 16
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    Yeah no one has tried to use Apple's brush metal look.



    uhuh
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  • Reply 16 of 16
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    WMP had visuals before iTunes? Wow, I had no idea.
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