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[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Apple is (rightfully IMO) far more notorious for taking something that's been around for years already, adding it to their product line (or as a feature in a product), and then pretending they invented it. Almost every company will copy features/products from other companies, but they don't usually pretend to have invented the whole thing.

Example: Gmail. It was revolutionary, but not because Google really invented much (or indeed claimed to). Rather, it was revolutionary because it provided features that already existed in paid options (e.g. full IMAP support, large mailbox sizes) for free, with a good web interface.