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Apple and Xerox PARC – Did Steve Jobs steal everything from Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center?

Apple and Xerox PARC – Did Steve Jobs steal everything from Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center?

| March 22, 2012 | 4 Comments

Rich Neighbor with Open Doors It is claimed again and again that in the course of the Macintosh’s development, Apple just resorted to the ideas the research laboratory Xerox PARC had hatched before. Fact or Fiction? The myth entwines about a late 1979 visit to Xerox PARC by a group of Apple engineers and executives [...]

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The Legend of Steve Jobs – His Life and Career

The Legend of Steve Jobs – His Life and Career

| January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

Steve Jobs combined his visions with art and technology in order to bring products to the market that have changed the lives of millions of people. He founded Apple and the computer industry, was fired, and twelve years later saved the company from bankruptcy. Afterwards, he pushed through a series of innovations that were really enough for seven lives. After his early death, not only his fans are wondering how Apple will deal with Steve Jobs’ legacy.

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Microsoft’s Relationship with Apple

Microsoft’s Relationship with Apple

| January 30, 2011 | 1 Comment

Archrival and Knight in Shining Armor

Microsoft and Apple have been business partners and tough competitors for many years. Back in the seventies, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates worked close together. In 1997 the Windows-manufacturer helped Steve Jobs saving Apple.

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The History of the Apple Macintosh

The History of the Apple Macintosh

| January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments

The Apple Macintosh revolutionized the entire computer industry by the year of 1984. Steve Jobs and his ingenious Macintosh team arranged for the computer to be used by the normal “person in the street” – and not only by experts. “Insanely great” – Steve Jobs could hardly put into words his enthusiasm by the launch [...]

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