(Click the picture to see it bigger)Brief summary:
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple and produced the Apple I.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft and sold the licence of using "DOS" to IBM then bought an operating system from a failing company and called it DOS.
IBM and Apple were competed with each other.
Apple team was invited by Xerox PARC to view their technology in exchange for Apple shares. Then Apple developed the Macintosh after the Lisa, based on the GUI of Xerox PARC.
Bill gained Steve's trust to develop software on the Macintosh and learn how the GUI works in the Macintosh. Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Windows which was just like the operating interface of the Macintosh.
Steve Jobs was fired by Apple. He returned to Apple at 1997 and Microsoft owns part of Apple computer.
Strengths of Apple and Microsoft products:
Apple: more human, more personal for users, espacially for the people who don't know much about computer.
It's also a best choice for designers and artists.
Microsoft: Windows is more compatible with almost other software on PCs than Apple does.
The standard system of PCs are almost based on Windows.
IBM mistakes:
1. They didn't see that software will be more important than hardware in the future of computer industry.
So IBM only bought the licence of using DOS but not the property of it. In that case, Microsoft can sell DOS to others.
2. Just as Bill said, IBM were too proud of themselves that they believed themselves were successful, who would not be failed.
Q:What is IBM doing today?
A:
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Products:
Software
Systems, servers and storage
Small business products
Medium business products (Hardware, Software)
Workstations
Certified used PCs & systems
Upgrades & accessories
More products (Lenovo ThinkPads, Lenovo ThinkCentres, Point of sale, Semiconductors ,SOA appliances, InfoPrint Solutions Company)
Services:
Business consulting
IT services
ServicePacs
Training
Q:Do you believe Bill Gates stole everything from Apple?
A:No, I don't think so. Bill copied the GUI of the Macintosh and developed Windows by themselves. Though they were just alike with each other. Bill put it in an different way. So he stole something but not everything.
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