--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Aug 25, 2011, at 10:24 AM, cardemaister wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > ... that Steve Jobs is a Buddhist, according to Wikipedia!
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, I guess almost everyone knew that already...
> > > > 
> > > > Sri Jobs actually took off, long ago, in search of himself to 
> > > > India, backpacking and hitchhiking around that country. The 
> > > > trip culminated with him being taken high to the hills above 
> > > > Rishikesh and having his head shaved by his guru. He returned 
> > > > to America with a shaved head and dressed in Indian clothing. 
> > > > From that silence sequentially unfolded the Macintosh...
> > > 
> > > Plus a little help from having stolen the entire 
> > > concept from Xerox Parc labs.  :-)
> > 
> > Apple paid for the visit and subsequent use of the ideas by 
> > allowing Xerox to purchase $1 million in stock options at a 
> > minimalist price which is now probably worth many billions 
> > of dollars, had they held on to it.
> > 
> > Xerox was so dismal in how they utilized the technology that 
> > the entire team that developed the GUI, object oriented 
> > programming, etc., eventually ended up working for APple a 
> > few years later because they were annoyed at how unproductive 
> > working for Xerox proved to be.
> > 
> > Apple didn't steal anything.
> 
> One thing you can say about being an apologist for
> one cult leader is that it's good practice for being
> an apologist for another one.
>

Great comeback...

Except, where is your explanation of why you disagree with my conclusion?

L.

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