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Posted on June 29, 2004 
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A lot of the reaction to Tiger today centers around “Konfabulator”:http://www.konfabulator.com/ and how Apple has once again sucked in the product of a shareware developer without compensation. Some folks are crying foul over “LaunchBar”:http://http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/ but I think the “smart folders” iTunes-like features in “Spotlight”:http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/spotlight.html save it from being accused of knocking off the shareware equivalent for folder searching/launching alone. Close, though. “Watson”:http://www.karelia.com survived for a while after Panther’s Sherlock, how long will Konfabulator last?

So this little entry is a reminder for Mac OS X users to take a look at your applications folder. Is there something in there that you use and enjoy, even if it’s only now and then, and you haven’t paid for it? If so, then go ahead and purchase it now. In particular I’m thinking of “Synergy”:http://synergy.wincent.com/ which seems like exactly the kind of thing Apple would want to build into the OS and hasn’t yet. Support these folks now, before the hand that feeds them also puts them out of business.

BTW, I’m not against Apple “borrowing” ideas from the shareware world. But come on, give credit where credit is due. Even better, put your money where your mouth is and offer some measure of compensation. Do you think we wouldn’t notice just how much Sherlock looks like Watson or Dashboard looks like Konfabulator?!? You can get away with the “but we were thinking about this for a while” thing only so many times.

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