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I mean, this is the same company that, during the keynote today, repeated the lie that they're the mob that brought us the computer mouse. People just accept A
by beedogs 12y ago
I mean, this is the same company that, during the keynote today, repeated the lie that they're the mob that brought us the computer mouse. People just accept Apple's misstatements and half-truths and outright lies as fact now.
- danellis 12y agoDid they actually say that? What's the exact quote? I thought they said something about all their products using innovative interfaces, not that the innovations were theirs. Still, when they were talking about the digital crown, they did make it sound like they were trying to claim they invented the optical rotary encoder.
- makr 12y ago"Macintosh introduced the mouse." from the official liveblog: http://www.apple.com/live/2014-sept-event/2cd7d38c-f769-4fc4-918e-5bba170f381c/ http://www.apple.com/live/2014-sept-event/2cd7d38c-f769-4fc4...
- danellis 12y ago"Introduced" is a subjective word. The Alto had a mouse, but I don't think it was used outside PARC. It doesn't seem too far from the truth to say that the Macintosh introduced the mouse to the world.
- orkoden 12y agoIt was the first PC that was widely available, that shipped with a mouse. There were mice before that of course. But the Macintosh was centered around the use of the mouse.
- monkeyprojects 12y agoThe Apple Lisa had a mouse so if we are looking for inaccuracies that is a better argument to start with..
- ZeroGravitas 12y agoDuring the keynote stream they retweeted someone saying the iPhone 6 Plus would render games at a higher resolution than next-gen consoles!
- deeviant 12y agoMarketing departments have always had a tenuous relationship with reality.
- 72deluxe 12y agoThat's a real pity. It sours their other statements and makes them untrustworthy if even just one false statement is made.
- gress 12y agoThey were the first company to make a successful mouse based computer. What are you claiming is a lie?