didn't bill gate steal the operating system concept from the original mac inventors. i have used windows for years and i know that mac is better, just been too lazy to learn something new.
i think i am going to buy a mac next. i keep having directory problems with XP.
2007-02-24 10:07:33 · 8 answers · asked by Aubrey A 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Yes he did, but it's all good as they stole the idea from xerox.
2007-02-24 10:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Operating systems have been around a long time.
Much longer than either the 'mac inventors' or
Mr Gates for that matter. See the link below.
A Mac isn't better, just a different concept, and way
of doing things. As it happens, Mac OS is somewhat
linux-alike ..
XP has issues with all sorts of things, and so does a
Mac. You makes your choice, pays your money, and
then end up on answers or elsewhere, asking 'why
does my xxx computer do this?! ' :o)
2007-02-24 19:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Chipz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he did, and yes apple probably got the idea from xerox.
but it's all about implementation, and since OS X came out, mac has ruled the roost.
I switched from windows to mac and I could not be happier about it.
It would be nice if someone like google would make a nice PC OS, that would be attractive to me. Ubuntu is a pretty good linux setup...but still needs to be more polished.
2007-02-24 19:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Rob O'C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In a way yes but windows is really based on IBM OS/2. Mac stole their os from Xerox PARC. Steve jobs was invited to see it, Gates and microsoft was not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_PARC.
2007-02-24 18:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by computertech82 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and I want a mac to. He did a bad job stealing it. macs normally work.
2007-02-24 18:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If U can watch the Movie...
"Pirates of the Silicon Valley"
U will get the entire picture...
2007-02-24 19:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by ๑۩۞۩๑ BrainWires ๑۩۞۩๑ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nooo becuase alot of company's steal ideas but not concepts and just change it alot and bill didnt steal from mac cuz mac stole from linux and linux stole from all different programers that made sum app or theme so they didnt steal
2007-02-24 18:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by kingajs 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think so
2007-02-24 18:09:51 · answer #8 · answered by pas 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋