RIP Steve Jobs

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Henry Ford

STEVE JOBS DID NOT INVENT THE MP3 PLAYER, THE SMART PHONE OR THE PERSONAL COMPUTER, MORONS

Irony.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Irony.

STEVE JOBS DID NOT INVENT IRONY YOU MORONS

[Pants]

Why do so many care about the people of the Apple cult worshiping Steve Jobs? Let them, who gives a ****?

It's like arguing religion, you're never going to convince anyone.

[chiefzilla1501]

People are making tge weird mistake of mistaking invention with innovation. By the way, Henry fords greatest accomplishment wasn't he automobile. It was the assembly line process that made cars affordable for the mass market.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

People are making tge weird mistake of mistaking invention with innovation. By the way, Henry fords greatest accomplishment wasn't he automobile. It was the assembly line process that made cars affordable for the mass market.

Yep. Our world is a world of copycats. Rarely are the people who come up with an idea the ones who see the full benefits. It's often the people who take it to a new level that see extreme levels of success. Edison, Ford, and the Wright Brothers all built on ideas of others. I think that, to a lesser extent, Jobs did the same.

I don't like Apple's philosophies or products. I don't particularly like Jobs' attitude, though I don't claim to be an expert on the man. But you can't dispute that he pushed the boundaries of computing forward a ton in the past 15 years. Would MP3 players, smart phones, and tablets have gotten where they are today without him? Sure. But probably not as quickly.

[Dayze]

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Dayze

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER DID NOT INVENT PEANUTS YOU MORON

[Carlota69]

Originally Posted by Dayze

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

great story. I did not know that. Learn something new everyday...

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Dayze

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

Interesting story, but source please.

[The Rick]

Originally Posted by Dayze

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

[Huffmeister]

Originally Posted by Dayze

In 1895, at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama, a black man named George Washington Carver developed a new method of soil to end the South African cultural dependence on cotton alone. As a result, Carver came up with hundreds of industrial uses for the peanut. Sure, industrial uses.

Meanwhile, one night, he's having a few friends over to his house for dinner. And one of them leans over and says to Dr. Carver, "Excuse me, George? What's that your putting on your bread?" Carver says, "Oh, that's nothing but a butter substitute that I made from peanuts. I can't digest all that animal fat, you know." So the other fellow tasted it, and he says, "This tastes pretty good, man. Mind if we take a peek at the recipe?" And Dr. Carver says, "Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles."

So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

You forgot the part where Harry Burnett Reese was peaking in through the window.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

People are making tge weird mistake of mistaking invention with innovation. By the way, Henry fords greatest accomplishment wasn't he automobile. It was the assembly line process that made cars affordable for the mass market.

As are you Ransom E. Olds created the assembly line process.