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Next you're gonna try and tell me that Apple didn't invent the mobile phone. Or the portable MP3 player. Or the windowing GUI.
by bigiain 1y ago
Next you're gonna try and tell me that Apple didn't invent the mobile phone. Or the portable MP3 player. Or the windowing GUI.
- al_be_back 1y agoJobs was "inspired" by a visit at Xerox labs, they showed him a GUI built using Smalltalk (which they'd also invented). So naturally, he ran back to his office and invented GUI ;)
- lostlogin 1y agoThere is no prize for second… unless you do it better.
- al_be_back 1y agoOr for third I guess lol Jobs demoed a mac gui to Gates, and apparently Gates ran strait to his Microsoft office, where he too invented gui. Jobs was very upset for years.
- chihuahua 1y agoSteve Jobs invented the "+" sign at Reed College! /s
- MomsAVoxell 1y agoYes but it was much more stylish: ⌘ /s
- bestham 1y agoNo, it was not Steve that found the Symbol but Susan Kare the Macintosh graphics artist. https://www.folklore.org/Swedish_Campground.html https://www.folklore.org/Swedish_Campground.html
- MomsAVoxell 1y agoYeah, that means it was Steve. :P /s (joking, relax..)
- bigiain 1y agoBut unlike Steve, Susan will live on immortal - as the inventor of the Dogcow.
- boneitis 1y agoNo, but they did invent rounded corners :^)