[geeks] And The Linux Weenies Wonder Why They Aren't Mainstream...`

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Thu Mar 2 14:07:02 CST 2006


Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 02:13:41PM -0500, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> Excel was basically a clone of Lotus 123 when first introduced.
> 
> No it was not. It was a spreadsheet with a GUI, one of the first
> programs for the Macintosh, Lotus was a direct ripoff of Visicalc by
> their marketing rep.

I thought Lotus had Symphony before 1-2-3.

Peace...  Sridhar



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