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And even if someone else had made these "contributions," the nature of the them is dubious at best. The world is not a better place because of a phone, or a lap
by zamalek 5y ago
And even if someone else had made these "contributions," the nature of the them is dubious at best. The world is not a better place because of a phone, or a laptop, or a desktop.
His one and only innovation was the ability to say "no." "No" to superfluous features, and "no" to tracking. That is a rare quality, but hardly unique. Apple (under his leadership) even attempted to trademark ideas that were not their own.[1]
It is very worrying that society continues to fawn over this greedy man, while quickly forgetting those who made genuine contributions.[2]
[1]: https://lizerbramlaw.com/2011/10/12/apples-multi-touch-and-the-descriptive-trademark-issue/ https://lizerbramlaw.com/2011/10/12/apples-multi-touch-and-t...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English_(computer_engineer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English_(computer_enginee...
- animanoir 5y agoThanks for the links! And completely agree. That's what the media creates, and empty world full of false heroes.