Steve Jobs Demonstrated Why Businesses Need More Ceremonieslinkedin.com 2 pointswhbk10 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−pklausler10y"when Steve Jobs saw a demonstration at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center of a computer mouse visually interacting with files on a desktop, he launched Apple Computer Inc. to bring that dream to consumers."Um, Apple I? Apple II? Woz?−DrScump10yI think that was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so her fact-checking got munged.Apple started in 1976.The PARC visits were in 1979.The first GUI was on the Lisa, then later on the lower-cost Mac in 1984.A good history here:http://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2012-03-22/apple...−dalke10yAlso, post hoc fallacy - lots of failed companies also have ceremonies.
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"when Steve Jobs saw a demonstration at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center of a computer mouse visually interacting with files on a desktop, he launched Apple Computer Inc. to bring that dream to consumers."
Um, Apple I? Apple II? Woz?
I think that was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so her fact-checking got munged.
Apple started in 1976.
The PARC visits were in 1979.
The first GUI was on the Lisa, then later on the lower-cost Mac in 1984.
A good history here:
http://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2012-03-22/apple...
Also, post hoc fallacy - lots of failed companies also have ceremonies.