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Because they were sued (and it wasn't patents, as far as I'm aware, because Xerox didn't patent their GUI paradigm): https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/busines
by kick 7y ago
Because they were sued (and it wasn't patents, as far as I'm aware, because Xerox didn't patent their GUI paradigm):
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xerox-sues-apple-computer-over-macintosh-copyright.html https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xer...
- nottorp 7y agoPaywalled link. Every other history piece I've read said Xerox got a good chunk of Apple shares in exchange for them using their research. Perhaps they decided it isn't enough when they saw Apple was successful and sued for more money?