wildstar128 (wildstar128@hotmail.com) wrote:
: "Sam Gillett" <samgillett@msn.com> wrote in message
: news:Tq1X9.3211$PR2.1556@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
: > Is that sort of like Windows is "inspired by" the Mac desktop?
: >
: > Best regards,
: In a way, perhaps. If we follow the history a bit. Both Mac and Windows were
: both inspired by Xerox PARC 's BRAVO, and Minicomputer Systems. So in many
: ways there are possibilities that Microsoft doesn't need to be directly
: taking from Apple. But from Xerox. That Apple was doing the same. Billy and
: the Apple boys, both went to Xerox siminars on the Xerox minicomputers.
: Apple boys and the Billy boys went back to there camps and worked on similar
: projects. Whether or not they stole from each other, they both were
: essentially stealing from Xerox.
In fact, didn't Apple's piracy extend to stealing not just the ideas and
the GUI from Xerox, but some of the personnel as well?