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Apple paid Xerox to view the work, then applied it to computing
Most work I've seen on this topic agrees that Xerox was focused on being a photocopier company. They didn't see how the GUI research could be applied to computing. Jobs & co could and they adapted what they saw to their industry. Now, we all benefit (including the IT "experts" who claimed that a GUI meant that the Mac was merely a toy).
Posted by: YuridaMan   Posted on: 02/28/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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