Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: belief
22 Apr 2024 Acquired Microsoft Volume I
“Apple does do a deal to license a lot of "their intellectual property" which of course came from Xerox, to Microsoft. Apple, I think, was under the impression that it was just for Windows 1.”
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- Ben Gilbert
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- Recorded
- 22 Apr 2024
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- Acquired
- Episode
- Microsoft Volume I
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…Yes, 100%. I believe Microsoft and Apple actually did a licensing agreement while they were working together during this time that said, hey, Microsoft can use a lot of the stuff that's being developed for Mac for Windows 1.0. Yes, that's right. Apple does do a deal to license a lot of "their intellectual property" which of course came from Xerox, to Microsoft. Apple, I think, was under the impression that it was just for Windows 1. 0, but the actual terms of the agreement are this and all future versions of Windows, which comes back to haunt Apple later. But yes, they totally get the license. Also, by the time that this agreement actually happens, I think Steve Jobs has been ousted, so it's Scully who does this agreement. People in Apple would look back on this for years and be like, this was a huge error. The other important thing about Windows during this awkward teenage phase is it's not an operating system. It's just a graphical interface on top of DOS.…
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