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Who: Apple

What: Apple keeps getting their way, but that might not continue anymore

Where: Global

Why/How: They get no punishment for stealing ideas, rather rewards




Byline: Quinn Keenan

Slug: Apple Controversy

Possible Sources:


  • http://www.gsmarena.com/a_brief_look_at_the_history_of_apple-blog-13986.php

  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1053152/Apple-admit-Briton-DID-invent-iPod-hes-getting-money.html

  • http://thehill.com/policy/technology/308944-supreme-court-sides-with-samsung-in-patent-fight-with-apple

  • http://iwf.org/blog/2802310/The-Supremes-Side-with-Samsung-Against-Apple-in-High-Profile-Patent-Case

  • http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/03/05/steve-jobs-shameless-stealing-great-ideas/

  • https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=how%20apple%20stole%20from%20xrox

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Apple has been embroiled in controversy for a while and has gotten their way for a long time, so is the problem going to come to an end?
Apple has been long accused of stealing ideas and making false accusations of other companies stealing Apple’s ideas. In fact, Apple’s third product, the Macintosh, is highly likely to have been ripped off from multiple companies. But how deep is this issue, and is will it get any better?
In 1979, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple visited the technology company Xerox’s research centre. He was very impressed with the Xerox Alto, one of the first personal computers. The computer was demonstrated by engineer Larry Tesler. Jobs were also impressed with the mouse that Xerox used.
“Jobs was pacing around the room, acting up the whole time,” Tesler said. “Then, when he began seeing the things I could do onscreen, he watched for about a minute and started jumping around the room, shouting, 'Why aren't you doing anything with this? This is the greatest thing. This is revolutionary!'”
Later, Jobs made a mouse for his product, the Macintosh, which launched in 1984. It was wildly successful.

There is still certainly controversy over whether Apple stole the idea, but it was certainly borrowed.


Of course there was also the famous incident of Steve Jobs implying that he steals ideas in 1994.
“Good artists copy, great artists steal” Jobs said. “We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.”
This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Apple ripping off ideas or products. Apple actually admitted that they did not invent the iPod in 2008.
So is Apple going to start not getting their way? There is some hope that it has already started to go away. On December 2, 2016, the US Supreme Court sided with Samsung over Apple’s lawsuit over a patent infringement.
The lawsuit was filed in 2011, with Apple wanting all the profits Samsung made. The small courts sided with Apple. However, Samsung appealed the decision all the way up to the Supreme Court, where they decided that Samsung only had to pay for the stolen features and sent it to lower courts again.
Apple didn’t seem thrilled on the decision.
“[We are] optimistic the lower courts will again send a powerful signal that stealing isn’t right,” they said. “We will continue to protect the years of hard work that has made iPhone the world’s most innovative and beloved product.”

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