Happy Birthday - the Mouse turns 40

"Ross Ridge" <rridge.TakeThisOut@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote
> Magnate <not.TakeThisOut@receiving.here> wrote:
>>So, we can conclude that on the web you can find articles alleging that he
>>said it, and articles alleging that he didn't. Wow. Thanks guys.
>>Absolutely
>>definitely not conclusive.
>>
>>If anything, the fact that he "strenuously" denies saying it lends it a
>>certain credibility. But I guess he's the only one who will ever really
>>know
>>(along with anyone who heard him, if he actually did say it).
>>
>>Nice assumption about me being a Mac user btw - way to make yourself look
>>stupid.
>
> It's no assumption, I remember you saying that you used Macs.
> Don't bother to deny saying it, it'll only prove that you did.

Heh, nice example.

> The fact is that the Bill Gates "640k" quote is false. He never said it,
> no one heard him say it, there's no reasonable evidence, no proof that
> he did. Malicous rumours don't make it inconclusive, no more than me and
> Jonathan saying you love Macs. The burden of proof isn't on Bill Gates,
> otherwise you could say anyone said anything.

Indeed. You're quite right that the lack of evidence that he did say it is
more important than anything else. I thought this was a rather good take on
it:

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1997/01/1484

"Claiming Gates has never uttered a memorable thought is as good and solid
as gold. Take that to the bank, losers."

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"Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla.DeleteThis@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/12/09/the-mouse-turns-40/
>
>

Hurraayy! I'm making it a 32bit cake with ASCII frosting ... if that makes
sense

"Ross Ridge" <rridge.DeleteThis@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote in message
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> Magnate <not.DeleteThis@receiving.here> wrote:
>>So, we can conclude that on the web you can find articles alleging that he
>>said it, and articles alleging that he didn't. Wow. Thanks guys.
>>Absolutely
>>definitely not conclusive.
>>
>>If anything, the fact that he "strenuously" denies saying it lends it a
>>certain credibility. But I guess he's the only one who will ever really
>>know
>>(along with anyone who heard him, if he actually did say it).
>>
>>Nice assumption about me being a Mac user btw - way to make yourself look
>>stupid.
>
> It's no assumption, I remember you saying that you used Macs.
> Don't bother to deny saying it, it'll only prove that you did.
>
> The fact is that the Bill Gates "640k" quote is false. He never said it,
> no one heard him say it, there's no reasonable evidence, no proof that
> he did. Malicous rumours don't make it inconclusive, no more than me and
> Jonathan saying you love Macs. The burden of proof isn't on Bill Gates,
> otherwise you could say anyone said anything.
>
> Ross Ridge
>
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> l/ // Ross Ridge -- The Great HTMU
> [oo][oo] rridge.DeleteThis@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
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I agree...also,there is no way to prove a negative