Could Microsoft, which sometimes introduces products half a decade before they're real, have decided to copy Apple again?
As industry analysts suggested, according to last Monday's New York Times, it seems "Microsoft, which has traditionally generated little suspense with its product announcements, was trying to steal a page from Apple Computer's playbook by fueling anticipation with secrecy."
Maybe. But the "Origami affair," as I will call it, was less secret than the standard Apple affair, even if it was about a product ...