Re: [NTLK] Microsoft Tablet PC's designer

From: Glen Warner (gdwarner_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 01:24:51 EST


Martin Joseph <marty_at_barknaturalpet.com> wrote:

(*snip*)

> Xerox furthermore get credit because it was there Steve Jobs saw
> the technology (at PARC) and from there he stole the concept and
many
> of the team members for the original LISA and eventually the
Macintosh.

Ah, there's that 'stole' phrase again.

Apple didn't 'steal' anything. They *paid* Xerox $1 million in stock
(before the IPO) for the privilege of two afternoon visits to Xerox
PARC's facilities.

When Apple went public, that $1 million in stock became $17.6 million
within a year.

Read all about it in Owen Linzmayer's book, "The Mac Bathroom Reader"
(yes, it's a real book).
 
> Oh yeah, kind of for the Newton too...

Wish Owen would write a book about the Newton similar to "The Mac
Bathroom Reader" ....

--gdw

> Marty

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