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You're repeating a long disproved fallacy - Apple didn't steal from Xerox, they actually licensed the tech and then hired some of the key people like Alan Kay.
by PXLated 15y ago
You're repeating a long disproved fallacy - Apple didn't steal from Xerox, they actually licensed the tech and then hired some of the key people like Alan Kay. Microsoft saw the same tech but didn't license any of it. They kind of went the same route they did when they created Ariel (an Helvetic clone). Apple licensed the font rather than just ripping it off.
- snaaaake 15y agoI didn't say they stole it, I said they copied it. Despite what the content industry would like you to think, the words are not synonymous. Copying is not a crime. Furthermore, Apple's license wasn't a patent license. It also didn't cover all of the things they copied. Xerox later sued Apple for copying (and, thankfully, lost, as did Apple when they sued Microsoft, because they tried to use copyright law instead of patent law).