More Microsoft “innovation”

According to their new “blog” site, [Microsoft has been incubating little applications for a long time.](http://microsoftgadgets.com/) 

Okay, so these Widgets Gadgets are the hottest new thing, and Microsoft wants them. That’s fine. Thing is, they’re pretending that the idea was started in Microsoftland. Hah. They’re copying Apple, who is copying Konfabulator, who is copying Apple, who probably stole the idea from Xerox, or themselves, or Amiga, or someone. At least when Apple stole it (the second time), they didn’t start going on about how innovative they are and all that. Microsoft is saying things like:

bq. The concept behind Microsoft’s interpretation of Gadgets for the Windows Desktop has a long history, dating back to Microsoft research projects and prior.

Blah blah blah… Come on guys. You can’t fertilise astroturf with bullshit.