Bear Bibeault wrote:There's nothing innovative about ripping off someone else's work.
Pat Farrell wrote:The whole Mac interface was directly stolen from Xerox.
Bear Bibeault wrote:
Pat Farrell wrote:The whole Mac interface was directly stolen from Xerox.
Your grasp of history isn't quite right. It was properly licensed; not stolen.
Bear Bibeault wrote:Seriously, sure Jobs was influenced by what he saw at Parc. And yes, he improved upon it. But it was shown to him under license (or with permission, if you will -- I don't believe any money changed hands). But that's a far cry from saying he "stole it".
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Bear Bibeault wrote:Yet, when it first appeared, it was widely criticized for having only one button and no physical keyboard. Not exactly obvious at the time, was it?
Ulf Dittmer wrote:Interesting angle on the verdict
Bear Bibeault wrote:I know of no one who would interpret the outcome that way