MacOS always feels better
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I saw the movie last evening on tape, and to tell the truth I was quite disappointed. I thought that Bill Gates was portrayed as “kinder” than he really is, and I thought that they should have given you more credit and perhaps shed more light on your contributions. I also have one question; did Apple “steal” the GUI from Xerox (at PARC), or did they develop it themselves? And a personal question; how do you think the MacOS is better than Windows? What about MacOS X (any future?)? Sorry to be intrusive, but I am naturally inquisitive, and I figure if anyone would know the answers to these questions, it would be you. Thanks for your time. John
Woz
Apple worked with Xerox openly to bring their developments to a mass audience. That’s what Steve portrayed Apple as being good at. Xerox got a lot of Apple stock for it too, it was an agreement.
Microsoft just took it from Xerox or Apple or whomever. It took them a long time to get it halfway right.
MacOS has been more constant since it’s beginning 15 years ago. Look how many times DOS and Windows have changed. That doesn’t lead to stardards that feel good. MacOS always feels better to those of us who use both. It’s been built in from the ground up, from the atoms of the OS up. It’s also part of our culture to put a high priority on how easy it is to use.