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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago (9 children)

“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!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

yeah xerox invented the GUI and mouse

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ah TIL! I didn't know it originated elsewhere.

So while it's true Apple and Microsoft got the idea from Xerox, Xerox didn't originate it.

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