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In context those are just tweaks ... Xerox designed the entire WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer) UI concept, including the bitmapped display it is based on,
by HarHarVeryFunny 1y ago
In context those are just tweaks ... Xerox designed the entire WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer) UI concept, including the bitmapped display it is based on, first commercial mouse, ethernet networking ...
Xerox's invention was visionary and pioneering. Apple's was just engineering iteration.
It's as if one company designed the automobile and you want to give outsized credit to someone else who added turn indicators.
- mmmlinux 1y agoThat is basically how cars have progressed though..
- HarHarVeryFunny 1y agoSure - there's a lot of value that can be added though iterative refinement and enhancement, but let's give credit for innovation where it is due.