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> And I am correct in saying that Windows had a Taskbar before Apple had a Dock because Apple didn't own NeXTSTEP when the Dock was released. Given Apple's his
by flatline3 14y ago
> And I am correct in saying that Windows had a Taskbar before Apple had a Dock because Apple didn't own NeXTSTEP when the Dock was released.
Given Apple's history, that's a stretch. Modern Apple is essentially NeXT. They 'acquired' NeXT, but internally and politically, it was practically the other way around.
Apple owns NeXT, including previous inventions.
- WayneDB 14y agoThat's absurd. Let's go back in time to 1995...NeXT and Apple are two separate companies. NeXT had a Dock. Windows had a Taskbar. Apple had neither. Stop trying to change history to suit your fanboy-dom. (Also, as gouranga mentioned below...RISC OS had them both before NeXT or Win95 anyway.)
- whateverer 14y agoI only see one person throwing a fit over a product comparison here.
- WayneDB 14y agoSo, disagreeing and showing facts is throwing a fit?