Tiger, which he describes as "a peripheral to the iPod." Furthermore, he suggests that some of Apple's ideas (like the Dashboard mini-programs) were inspired by early demos of Longhorn.
Jobs considers that charge ridiculous. "We've been showing pieces of Tiger for 18 months," he says, insisting that all of Apple's ideas came from within Apple. "And you can be assured all these things have plenty of patent protection," adds Jobs, who, as bloggers have learned, is not shy about siccing lawyers on people.
This is great theater, but the greater show by far will be the one that plays on your computer screen, making your digital life more pleasurable and productive. If you're an Apple fan, showings begin on Friday. Windows users will have to wait until Christmas. 2006. Snort.
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