Steve Jobs: Good artists copy great artists steal

Interview with Steve Jobs (1994) about the creation of the Apple Macintosh. Did Steve Jobs steal from Xerox PARC?
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[Deroni76]

8 years later: "Samsung stole from us the thing we stole from them. SUE!!"

Dafuq, Apple? Probably that's why they haven't changed a thing about their newest products.

[Eric Grossman]

2 words... IOS 7, Android 4.2

[porvort]

In case you did not notice I countered your claim of "biggest tech company" and did not comment on anything else.

[Master1906]

Profit is very very different to revenue, in case you did not notice.

[porvort]

In case you did not notice Samsung is now the biggest technology company.

[Kaitou2413]

Perfection, refinement that all differs from different perspective. While "rip off" is an exaggerated word for "borrowing" or as Steve Jobs stated, "stealing". Of course I have watched the video. Good artists borrow and great artists steal. But they all "borrow" and "steal" from the best artist. Now, if you're defending Apple, go ahead, because all I stated was that the "perfection" you said was an opinion. I am not even going against Apple. But if you are going to argue, entertain me.

[confism]

2 words... iPhone 2G, Android X X X X X X X X X

[Master1906]

And 'rip off' isn't? Apple, while it does take good ideas, it refines it. Any idiot can make a copy. But the refinement is what's made them the biggest tech company in the world. Which is basically what steve jobs is saying if you have actually watched the video.

[MrB4tista]

Now what goin say, all those Isheeps.

Since IOS copy Android Features, and now are goin use Android on IOS.

[Kaitou2413]

Perfection? Now, that's an opinion.

[px0128]

3 words... iOS 7, Android 4.2, Windows Phone 8