[kj] OT: rip steve jobs

[Brendan Quinn]

Xerox invented the GUI  and used it for their crappy product the Alto. Later
on Xerox agreed to buy Apple stock in the exchange for Apple developing a
GUI product..the thing that irks me is that to most people, Apple invented
the GUI. They didn't. Then they complained that M$ stole the "look and feel"
of it.like they're now moaning about the Android makers doing the same
thing. They didn't invent mp3 players, cellphones with a browser, or tablet
computers.

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of jpwhkj at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 7:52 a.m.
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: rip steve jobs

 

I don't own any Apple devices (nothing against them, just don't need any)
and don't get the way people obsess about them (for or against).  (They're
only gadgets, ffs.)

 

But - Brendan - I thought Apple *licensed* the mouse and gui from Xerox.
Did I miss an episode?

 

Jamie

 


 

 


> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:47:48 +1300

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: rip steve jobs

> 

> Xerox Parc invented the GUI / mouse, M$ and Apple both ripped it off, for

> some reason Jobs was indignant that M$ used it too, like he'd actually

> invented it.


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