"On the Mac, Notification Center alerts are decidedly inspired by those of Growl, a longstanding open source project that is now sold for $2 in the Mac App Store. I hereby predict “Apple ripped off Growl” as the mini-scandal of the day."
It brings to mind Steve Jobs's rant against Android (the whole I-will-spend-every-last-cent scene) for "ripping off" Apple. But this is a case of "inspiration".
I've not seen the feature, but choosing the words "inspired by" makes everything sound a-OK. And that's a very fine line to walk.
The Reality Distortion Field is just kool-aid with capitalization.
"On the Mac, Notification Center alerts are decidedly inspired by those of Growl, a longstanding open source project that is now sold for $2 in the Mac App Store. I hereby predict “Apple ripped off Growl” as the mini-scandal of the day."
It brings to mind Steve Jobs's rant against Android (the whole I-will-spend-every-last-cent scene) for "ripping off" Apple. But this is a case of "inspiration".
I've not seen the feature, but choosing the words "inspired by" makes everything sound a-OK. And that's a very fine line to walk.
The Reality Distortion Field is just kool-aid with capitalization.