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Bring on the M&Ms: 18 Little-Known Facts About Microsoft | |
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| Time: 06:35 EST/11:35 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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It may be the behemoth of the personal computing industry, but Microsoft has as many quirks and oddities as any basement-dwelling startup. Online MBA Programs has rounded up a few of those tidbits, plus some more facts about the company that you may have never heard. To start off, did you know that Microsoft didn't make MS-DOS, its original blockbuster OS? | ||
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| #1 By 79018 (67.252.63.91) at 8/16/2010 8:16:25 AM |
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And to be fare what about Apple and Xerox Star computer.
Link > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Star |
| #2 By 17855 (205.167.180.131) at 8/17/2010 7:14:23 AM |
| Thanks for the link. I am familiar with the history, but its nice to have a reference to direct people to. |
| #3 By 2960 (72.205.26.164) at 8/17/2010 9:44:28 AM |
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Big difference. Apple bought no code. Everything it created was from scratch using idea's gained from that visit to Xerox/PARC.
And yes, it was with permission. Apple didn't steal a damned thing. That whole "they raided Xerox labs" thing is total folklore. |
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