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They first need to get their hands on others' breakthrough ideas, only after that will they be able to 'innovate', though with the patent war that they started themselves they will find out that the others will not be willing to let them innovate anymore. What goes around comes around.Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
Cheers! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
What did they invent? Operating systems. Quite simply. The hardware is just a platform to run the OS.
sorry but apple did NOT invent the operating system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
UNIX was also developed before Apple even existed.Quote:
t is generally thought that the first operating system used for real work was GM-NAA I/O, produced in 1956 by General Motors'
Research division [1] for its IBM 704.[2] Most other early operating systems for IBM mainframes were also produced by customers.[3]
History of operating systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LOL no. That's not what I meant at all.
What I mean is that the real innovation is in the software which runs on their devices. e.g. OSX, iOS. Rather than the hardware.
Absolutely not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I still don't agree with you. Developing an OS of their own is not the same as inventing an OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
WTF I never claimed they did!!! The mind boggles.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
This thread reminds me Pirelli's thread on F1 forum :eek: :p :
I'll go back to my quote that says Steve Jobs Rocks:
The Man Who Invented Our World
Steve Jobs dead: How the Apple founder changed the world. - Slate Magazine
All "inventions" are based off something else. It's always a case of looking at something, mixing ingredients and then making it better.
Here's a link to an article that describes some of Jobs' patents. A patent can be granted for a brand new product or object (the wheel) or a unique refinement or innovation to something that already exists in basic form (like spokes in the wheel).
Steve Jobs’ Patents
During the recent Samsung trial, there was an Apple engineer who was called to the stand. From what I recall, he had over 100 patents listed under his name as well.
This is an interesting thread. I was discussing a subject, for which I have a great passion, with a friend of mine who is a professor of history: the items made famous by the Roman Republic/Empire. He noted that the Romans didn't (actually) "invent" the gladius short sword, their unique shield, the scorpio artillery piece or even their distinctive helmets (which identify them to this very day - and on which even some modern military helmets are based). All of those things came from other cultures... most of which are now largely forgotten and lost to history. The Romans took all of these items, in basic form, refined them, melded them into an overall system and it was them who made them effective... and famous.
What did the Romans actually invent? Like Apple, not as much as many assume... but more than some like to give them credit for. ;)