Triumph of the Nerds Part III

Great artist steal

In this last part of the documentary it is possible to see the evolution of Apple and Microsoft and its battle to revolutionize the software and hardware industry.

Within this competition, we have IBM with the release of PC in the early 80s. In second place, Microsoft was positioned in the global market thanks to its DOS operating system, which was the main system for personal computers compatible with IBM PC. Finally, Apple gained popularity for its Apple II computer.

Xerox (the world's largest provider of photocopiers) made a big mistake by inviting Steve Jobs to the research center at Palo Alto, California. Probably the story would be different had it not been the case. Xerox was the first to introduce the concept of GUI and Steve Jobs stole and improved the idea. I do not want to detract from Steve Jobs work, since he was a great visionary that knew how to seize the opportunity and exploit it to the maximum to succeed. Thanks to his high quality standards we can see how the products of the company he founded are truly amazing, the aesthetic features make the difference with other products.

Good artist copy. Great artist steal

Regarding this phrase, I believe that the great inventions are created through the influence of the ideas we receive from our environment. The fact of copying an idea does not "benefit" anyone, since it is not adding anything of value. When an artist copy we found a lack of creativity, but when he rob, then he transform the idea into something new, something that belongs to him. I think that this is the same with the productos that are launched every year, between the same companies the features are copied and only add small differences, however, are not vital differences.

Obviously I disagree with the kind of practices that companies often come to have for the simple fact of wanting to position themselves above the competition. In this video we can see the thin line between copying and theft products, Xerox unfortunately lost the legal battle that he fought against Apple. Apple did the same with Microsoft, as saying that each new feature that he added was similar to the Mac, also the way it looked and felt the graphical interface was a copy.

Finally, the most interesting of the video is the tenacity that had both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. I think a good entrepreneur is always looking for ways to innovate and not be left behind in what refers to technological advances. The good entrepeneur does not expect the launch of something new to try to reach the competition.