Xerox was allowed to buy pre-IPO stock from Apple, in exchange for
engineer visits and an understanding that Apple would create a GUI
product
Xerox'x lawsuit was dismissed
On Oct 12, 8:41 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Of course, he did steal that graphical interface, and a whole lot
> more, like icons, folders and email.
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> On Oct 11, 4:21 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > - On Sept. 2011, Apple became the most valuable company in the world.
> > - Apple's "Lisa" was the first consumer computer with a graphical user
> > interface.
> > - "The Internet? We are not interested in it." – Bill Gates, 1993
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> > On Oct 11, 2:43 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > <http://www.quora.com>
> > > Top Content For You This Week
> > > What are some great stories about Steve
> > > Jobs?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
> > > Erik Lammerding<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FErik-Lammerding&digest...>voted
> > > up this answer.
> > > 322<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
> > > Kristopher Wright<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FKristopher-Wright&dige...>,
> > > Film Maker
> > > Founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, passed away today. I never met the man
> > > personally and now I never will. I only had one semi-personal interaction
> > > with Steve Jobs and I thought it was a good time to share it.
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> > > Before I met the wife I had a girlfriend named Rebecca. Rebecca had
> > > non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was a rough time in her life and she was very
> > > depressed by it, even though chemotherapy was healing her over time.
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> > > Rebecca was a big fan of Pixar films. I knew Steve Jobs had also been
> > > battling cancer and was a big part of the Pixar company. I d... *Read
> > > More »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FWhat-are-...>
> > > *
> > > [image: Erik Lammerding]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FErik-Lammerding&digest...>
> > > How did Steve Jobs impact the lives of Quora
> > > users?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FHow-did-S...>
> > > 60<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FHow-did-S...>
> > > Anne K. Halsall<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAnne-K.-Halsall&digest...>,
> > > lifelong Apple Macintosh fan
> > > I've been an Apple devotee all my life. I grew up on the products of Mr.
> > > Jobs's imagination. I wrote BASIC on an Apple //e, I composed poetry on a
> > > Mac Plus, I learned Photoshop on a Performa, I chatted with friends on a
> > > blueberry iMac, I played games on a G4 cube, I took lecture notes on an
> > > iBook, I created websites with a MacBook, I designed educational software
> > > for the iPad, I helped bring Quora to the iPhone.
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> > > These devices have shaped my friendships, my personality, my education, and
> > > my career. They have taught me the value of good desi... *Read More
> > > »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FSteve-Jobs%2FHow-did-S...>
> > > *
> > > What allows Amazon to be so
> > > innovative?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAmazon%2FWhat-allows-A...>
> > > 56<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAmazon%2FWhat-allows-A...>
> > > Jason Crawford<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJason-Crawford&digest_...>,
> > > Amazon employee 2004–2007
> > > Some key pieces:
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> > > - *Visionary leadership: *Jeff Bezos built an online retailer before most
> > > people knew what the Internet was. He was talking about what he called the
> > > "machine-to-machine Web" before the term "web services" was even coined.
> > > - *Customer focus:* Amazon is driven by serving customers and creating
> > > value for them, not by beating competitors or by winning any piece of some
> > > pre-existing market. This helps keep them focused on a consistent strategy (
> > > http://www.gsb.stanford.**edu/news...<http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/vftt_bezos.shtml>)
> > > and prevents them from wasting resources on me-too or copy...
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> > > *Read More »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FAmazon%2FWhat-allows-A...>
> > > *
> > > [image: Jason Crawford]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJason-Crawford&digest_...>
> > > What questions do Americans want to hear the GOP candidates answer on the
> > > economy during the October 11th GOP
> > > debate?...<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FWhat-questions-do-Amer...>
> > > 17<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FWhat-questions-do-Amer...>
> > > Patrick Ruffini<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FPatrick-Ruffini&digest...>,
> > > Partner at Engage, former RNC and Bus...
> > > Traditional, 9-to-5 jobs seem to be playing less and less of a role in
> > > today's economy. How can we support people who have lost their jobs who want
> > > to start their own small businesses, through the tax code or otherwise?
> > > [image: Patrick
> > > Ruffini]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FPatrick-Ruffini&digest...>
> > > How can I eat meat with a good
> > > conscience?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FHow-can-I-eat-meat-wit...>
> > > 128<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FHow-can-I-eat-meat-wit...>
> > > Jonas M Luster<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJonas-M-Luster&digest_...>,
> > > Science is sexy, food is sexy, culina...
> > > I'd like to take you down another path.
>
> > > All means of production of food in the United States and elsewhere are a
> > > drain on the ecosystem in one way or another. Modern societies produce,
> > > transport, and consume food as a commodity, which means all steps along the
> > > way are tailored to be as cheap and as fast as possible.
>
> > > Producing rice, soy, and beans, staples of a vegan diet, requires massive
> > > operations which carve swaths of land from the ecosystem. Harvest is a
> > > killer, both of animals and humans, depending on the country it is performed
> > > in. A... *Read More
> > > »<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FHow-can-I-eat-meat-wit...>
> > > *
> > > People You May Know on Quora
> > > [image: David McElroy]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FDavid-McElroy&digest_i...>
> > > David McElroy<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FDavid-McElroy&digest_i...>
> > > Following 22 topics: iPhone
> > > Applications<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FiPhone-Applications&di...>,
> > > The Internet<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FThe-Internet-2&digest_...>,
> > > Metaphysics<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FMetaphysics&digest_id=...>
> > > ...
> > > <http://www.quora.com/l/JIEs4abnrg/_FOLLOW_BACK>
> > > [image: John Crowley]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJohn-Crowley&digest_id...>
> > > John Crowley<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FJohn-Crowley&digest_id...>
> > > Following 14 topics: The Office (U.S. TV
> > > series)<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FThe-Office-U-S-TV-seri...>,
> > > Television<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FTelevision&digest_id=8...>,
> > > iTunes<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FiTunes&digest_id=80338...>
> > > ...
> > > <http://www.quora.com/l/TUxcu0vfiL/_FOLLOW_BACK>
> > > [image: Mathew Patrick
> > > Heggem]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FMathew-Patrick-Heggem&...>
> > > Mathew Patrick Heggem<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FMathew-Patrick-Heggem&...>
> > > Recently asked What is
> > > hypermedia?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FWhat-is-hypermedia&dig...>
> > > <http://www.quora.com/l/woXeeF3aWK/_FOLLOW_BACK>
> > > [image: Donnie Harold
> > > Harris]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FDonnie-Harold-Harris&d...>
> > > Donnie Harold Harris<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FDonnie-Harold-Harris&d...>
> > > Recently answered What is the smallest thing, or things, that you would have
> > > to change in history to prevent the Second World War from
> > > ...<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FWorld-War-II%2FWhat-is...>
> > > <http://www.quora.com/l/EABTUXdGAa/_FOLLOW_BACK>
> > > [image: Zorek Richards]<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FZorek-Richards&digest_...>
> > > Zorek Richards<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FZorek-Richards&digest_...>
> > > Recently answered Why is Fox News so biased towards the Republicans and Tea
> > > Party?<http://www.quora.com/digest/track_click?url=%2FWhy-is-Fox-News-so-bia...>
> > > <http://www.quora.com/l/C4CX81OtfM/_FOLLOW_BACK>
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