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> Apple's theft of Xerox's innovation in the late 70's Apple was invited to visit Xerox in exchange for pre-IPO stock purchase rights. Xerox's management didn'
by kalleboo 7y ago
> Apple's theft of Xerox's innovation in the late 70's
Apple was invited to visit Xerox in exchange for pre-IPO stock purchase rights. Xerox's management didn't know the value of what they had and willingly gave it away.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThis. Apple didn’t steal anything from xerox, they bought it. Sure they got a good deal, but it was still a legal transaction.
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- tooltalk 7y agoApple didn't buy anything from Xerox -- and there was no licensing between the two companies. Xerox filed a lawsuit in fact in the late 1980's to prevent Apple scaring potential customers with Apple's copyright claims (eg, Apple's lawsuit against MS which Apple eventually lost).
- tooltalk 7y agoThere was no such "exchange" -- Xerox's investment in Apple did not depend on Apple's visit to Xerox, which had been open to public demonstration throughout.
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