Actually...
I'm referring to getting the GUI right and setting the standard for how computers should interact with human beings. After all, they were the only ones that bothered writing a book about how a human should interact with a computer (Humain Interface Guidelines).
I'm referring to being the first ones to bravely let go of the floppy disk, etc.
Yes, Steve did use other technology when it made sense but it took vision to see what would work. Xerox didn't have that vision. Bill Gates told IBM to ask somebody else if they wanted to produce the OS for their PCs and if they didn't want it he would take it. Where's the vision???
If you weren't wrapped up in your anti-Apple religion you would realize that control is a good thing when it comes to making things work extremely well with fewer problems and integrating really well with hardware. People get caught up in too much anti-Apple rhetoric that they don't see any good in controlling both the hardware and software to give the best user experience available in the market today.
I do expect a response about how Microsoft is this and that but bottom line is they aren't innovative and don't have vision. Innovation isn't limited to only original ideas. It also encompasses recognizing a good idea and taking advantage (not stealing) it. He did not steal the GUI. He tried to pay for it and Xerox didn't want anything for it.
