Microsoft innovates. Apple gets the glory.(Comments RSS)
The photo combination below tells a tale.
The originator of the picture has acknowledged a small error - namely that that Microsft in fact launched their tablet computer two years earlier, in 2000. But as he observes, this makes the point amply.
2002: Bill Gates introduces the Tablet PC. No one cares.
2010: Steve jobs introduces the iPad. The world pisses itself like an excited dog.
2012: Steve Ballmer introduces the Surface. People claim they stole the idea from Apple.
2010: Steve jobs introduces the iPad. The world pisses itself like an excited dog.
2012: Steve Ballmer introduces the Surface. People claim they stole the idea from Apple.
The originator of the picture has acknowledged a small error - namely that that Microsft in fact launched their tablet computer two years earlier, in 2000. But as he observes, this makes the point amply.
31/12/2013 2:05 AM
It's not that they think they stole the idea, Google did that. It's more like:2012: Steve Ballmer introduces the Surface. No one cares.
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