Who are all of these people that you are referring to who think that Apple creates everything out of a vacuum? I hear people whine about this on Internet forums

Who are all of these people that you are referring to who think that Apple creates everything out of a vacuum? I hear people whine about this on Internet forums all the time, but I've never actually met or even seen postings by any of these poor confused souls that you are so concerned about. If you can find a single person in SV who is not aware of the Xerox connection, you get a cookie. For that matter, every single other thing you mentioned. Everyone is influenced by everyone. This is not news to anyone. Now, being influenced by something is not the same as "copying", but acknowledging that would require some semblance of nuance or analysis. By the same logic, Linux is a "copy" of Unix, and Windows is a "copy" of Mac OS which is a "copy" of the Xerox GUI. Doesn't that piss you off? Doesn't that make want to go threadcrap in the Ubuntu forums about how they're all sheep for not understanding that this stuff is just a "copy" of SVR4? I have a feeling that you do not. The web browser you're using to post this is a "copy" of Mosaic, but something tells me that that doesn't bother you either, because you can't use it to justify a preexisting hatred.