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How many times. Jobs paid for the IP from Xerox. Check your facts. There probably are things Apple have stolen over they years, but this wasn't one of them.
by bigfudge2 14y ago
How many times. Jobs paid for the IP from Xerox. Check your facts. There probably are things Apple have stolen over they years, but this wasn't one of them.
- 1SaltwaterC 14y agoProbably?
- Karunamon 14y agoGreat. It's still a copy. Whether they paid for access to it or not is irrelevant - it's still a copy of someone else's innovation.
- JasonFruit 14y agoI doubt a patent attorney would consider that irrelevant, and it's not irrelevant when you're discussing corporate conduct.
- javajosh 14y agoEmphasis can be a powerful thing. If you see an array of amazing things (as I'm sure Jobs & Co did at PARC), and then you select a key item to emphasize and popularize, then you have, in fact, contributed value. One could say that this was Steve Jobs' first act of 'technology curation' - an act which has (successfully) been commoditized and monetized via the App Store.
- rimantas 14y agoAnd Apple added a lot to the original.
- jivatmanx 14y agoXerox sued, but the case was dismissed without addressing the claims, because it was filed as the wrong type of case, in the wrong court. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/24/business/most-of-xerox-s-suit-against-apple-barred.html http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/24/business/most-of-xerox-s-s... Xerox did give Apple access to PARC, but see how that allows Apple to freely use any of their IP without compensation. According to Xerox: ''The ruling does not mean Apple hasn't taken substantial portions of the Star and claimed them as their own,'' a statement issued by Xerox said. ''The court merely held, we believe erroneously, that Xerox does not have standing to present facts in support of our contention.''
- Evbn 14y agoWow, Apple even copied Xerox's non-apologies for lost lawsuits.