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“You can’t steal that public data! We stole it first!”

And considering that’s exactly what Microsoft did to Apple with point and click, what irony!

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They didn’t steal it from Smith & Wesson?

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They both stole point and click from Xerox if my memory serves me correctly

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Apple did pay Xerox for it if I’m remembering right

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yeah xerox invented the GUI and mouse

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Actually, it was invented by Douglas Engelbart in Stanford in the 60s

https://dougengelbart.org/content/view/162/000/

Xerox (re)made it for the PC in the 80s.

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Oh really? **Rabbit hole unlocked

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFcb-XF1RPQ

The relevant part of Pirates of Silicon Valley. After which you should watch the whole thing. It’s fan fiction, but it’s the best explanation of what happened between Apple and Microsoft leading into the 1990s.

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