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Steve Jobs rocks!!!! :)
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Good one!
Given where he lies at this time, that's about the only thing he can see! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
Apple is not a company that invents, but innovates. They get their ideas from other companies, make them marketable for the common-user, and then patent those used ideas as their own. I think they have pushed other companies to cater to the customer, rather than just hand out useless crap. Say whatever you want about the iPhone, it was the standard for Android and Co.
Unfortunately, Apple have now taken to the courts as a means to stomp out companies with supposed patent infringements. The lawsuits are frivolous and completely laughable, and the industry is not taking any of Apple's guff. They better start innovating again because run-of-the-mill companies have taken notice and are starting to surpass Apple.
I laughed pretty hard. You made my day. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
the rectangle AFAIK
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Henry Ford didn't need to invent the motor car to revolutionise motoring.
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Originally Posted by Big Ben
And the round button! ;)
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. ;)
"Jobs’ best talent was his ability to spot the pain points in every technology he touched. He could look at anything and tell you why it sucked".Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
amazing man. iNspiring :laugh: .
that's one for the books. that's the best they could say about him in an eulogy? My amazing ability is to tell you why my iPhone sucks. I should have applied to be Jobs' boss.
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The essence of Engineering is taking an existing product and improving it. The product can be as old as the wheel or a brand new invention. The key is developing it.
The man who first attempted curing a pork belly invented bacon. The man who applied said bacon to a cheeseburger, innovated.
Bacon is from a pig's back.. not belly :sQuote:
Originally Posted by call_me_andrew
Maybe that's why it's an invention... or an innovation :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
Yep, just like Apple products.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
Something was said by the OP in another thread some time ago - and it kind of stuck with me. We were discussing Microsoft, a company that he is/was a fan of, and Apple. He seemed to believe that Apple could not survive or prosper in the long term because its business model was based on innovation. They continually have to come up with new, cutting edge, marketable products and services. He saw that as a big risk. But all one has to do is look at Wang Labs, DEC (remember those two???), Nokia, RIM and a host of others to see what happens when (especially) high tech companies are unable/unwilling to innovate. He was right, that this is a risk for Apple. But it is a risk for any company that is in this sector. As long as Apple gets it right, they should continue to be successful. If they begin treading water, then the company will probably begin to look more like Microsoft. I don't mean that as a dig. It's just an observation of the respective companies states of being. If MSFT gets Windows 8 right, and it's successful, then they may get back on track. If they get it wrong, then the market will probably continue seeing MSFT as if it was an electric or water utility or a seller of generic commodities.
In high tech, you HAVE to innovate! No one cares who invents something (as long as it's legally licensed). What matters is who brings the right product to market... at the right time and at the right price.
I use an iPad. And don't care who,s idea it was,but I enjoy it.And welcome back to the fold Daniel
Bacon can be cut from a pig's side, back, or belly. I used belly because that's the most common cut used for bacon in the U.S.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
From USDA.gov:
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What is bacon?
The term "bacon" is used to describe the cured belly of a swine (hog) carcass. If meat from other portions of the carcass is used, the product name must identify the portions where the bacon comes from, e.g., "Pork Shoulder Bacon." Bacon is generally produced from young animals (6 to 7 months old) that weigh between 175 to 240 pounds.
Pork bacon without any other descriptors is raw (uncooked) and must be cooked before eating. Most bacon sold in the United States is "streaky" bacon, long narrow slices cut crosswise from the hog belly that contain veins of pink meat within white fat. Unless otherwise noted, the information in this publication refers to "streaky" bacon.
In addition to "streaky" bacon, other U.S. favorites are American-style Canadian bacon (round slices of pink meat from the loin), turkey bacon made from light and dark turkey meat, and beef bacon prepared from various beef cuts. See the "Glossary of Bacon Terms" (found at the end of this publication) for definitions.
But Xerox invented pigs.
So, Sir Isaac Newton didn't invent the apple? He just innovated it....?? ;)
...and Italians invented spaghetti carbonara :p :
Companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, IBM, and dozens of others have done nothing but capitalize on two “inventions”, without which just about all their products would have not been possible:
The microprocessor, invited by (arguably) Intel, and;
The theory of Quantum Mechanics, “invented” over the last few decades by a host of mathematicians and scientists.
Well of course Apple and most other mobile smart phone manufacturers rely on the invention of low power consumption CPUs, first invented by Acorn Computers in the UK.
The point of the clip seemed to be made about Apple's paranoid attitude towards competition and some of the seemingly ridiculous suits they've started. You can't start suing other companies for building devices with round shaped corners or leaving holes in the bagels. They behave like they invented hot water. You say they innovate. Alright, but they do seem to behave as if they invented all this stuff, don't they?
Big Ben, i agree with you. Just look at TV's they all look the same. A rectangular screen with a black frame.
But do they sue each other? Do car manufacturers sue each other when they loan some design futures from each other?
The answer is no they don't.
I also have no faith in the USA courts that will decide in the matter.
Apple have several times been caught with using fabricated evidences,
mainly consisting of images that have been photoshopped by Apple to support their case.
Who says I don't like Apple? I just didn't raise them to the cult status others have. I like some Apple products (all in all I'm pretty satisfied with my iPhone even if it's berfore yesterday's news) but I still find this tactics pathetic.
Samsung Claims Apple Exposed To iPad-Like Tablet In Mid-90s | Pocketnow
So it seems Apple copied a product from 1994 when they made their Ipad.
The current patent tit for tit isn't helping anyone and is stifling innovation.
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