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Please read this article[0] and educate yourself. The amount of misinformation surrounding the Apple-Xerox relationship is dizzying. edit: this article[1] is a
by tabbyjabby 14y ago
Please read this article[0] and educate yourself. The amount of misinformation surrounding the Apple-Xerox relationship is dizzying.
edit: this article[1] is a bit briefer, and provides much of the same information.
[0] http://obamapacman.com/2010/03/myth-copyright-theft-apple-stole-gui-from-xerox-parc-alto/ http://obamapacman.com/2010/03/myth-copyright-theft-apple-st...
[1] http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...
- georgemcbay 14y agoThe grandparent to your post says "Apple did genuinely develop independently". Not "Apple did legally license from Xerox in exchange for stock". So the point still stands. The amount of misinformation surrounding how much of the modern computing experience Apple independently invented is also dizzying.