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When the Mac was originally launched, there was an industry perception that GUIs were toys not suitable for business, so Apple was very worried that being a gam
by kalleboo 7y ago
When the Mac was originally launched, there was an industry perception that GUIs were toys not suitable for business, so Apple was very worried that being a games platform would reinforce that image[0]. That initial worry seems to have left scar tissue in their corporate culture that would haunt Apple for decades.
[0]e.g. see the concluding paragraph on https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Alice.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...