[Swordmaker]

and Apple took the Mac idea from Xerox. Zzzz.

Nope... Apple was already working on a GUI before visiting PARC. And Apple BOUGHT the rights to use what they learned while at PARC.

[dayglored]

>> Apple took the Mac idea from Xerox

> Apple BOUGHT the rights to use what they learned while at PARC

Long after the Sun has gone supernova and Earth is crisp and computers are gone and humankind is but a memory, there will be some malcontent Windows fanboy on an outer planet, picking his toes and muttering, "Yeah, well Apple stole the GUI from Xerox...".

It's the most tenacious false meme in the universe, I swear... ;-)

[FredZarguna]

This is Apple's standard claim, and like most of the things claimed by Apple supporters, it's nonsense.

Apple gave Xerox an equity stake in the company in exchange for some -- but not all -- of the GUI interface they stole. They most certainly would not have made such an offer to Xerox if they already had any defensible prior art on the drawing board. Even the libtard weenies at Apple aren't stoopid enough to offer to pay money for an idea they already have.

Duh.

But of course, the brain-dead folks who support Apple lap-up their party line. By the way, the company is hugely damaging to conservative causes.

Apple is theft central. The GUI is Xerox's. What is OS X? BSD. What is the iPod Touch/iPhone interface they've (erroneously) been awarded a patent for? Stuff stolen from Palm OS.

Liberate yourself. Don't use or develop software for Commie outfits like Apple. And jailbreak your iPhone, just to annoy the little fascists.