Of course, he did steal that graphical interface, and a whole lot more, like icons, folders and email.
On Oct 11, 4:21 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > - 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 > > On Oct 11, 2:43 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > <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. > > > 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. > > > 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. > > > 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: > > > - *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... > > > *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. 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