Nirvana's mistaken a bit here. They didn't license the technology, but they "did" allow Xerox to buy 100,000 Apple shares for just a million dollar (a year befo

Nirvana's mistaken a bit here. They didn't license the technology, but they "did" allow Xerox to buy 100,000 Apple shares for just a million dollar (a year before their IPO). This long article has much more details: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/16/110516fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/16/110516fa_fact_...