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Apple Didn’t Build That: Ideas That Apple Bought, Borrowed, and “Stole” (Infographic)

Apple Didn’t Build That: Ideas That Apple Bought, Borrowed, and “Stole” (Infographic)

Apple is a massive company, and they’ve been responsible for putting a number of fantastic concepts into the tech world, business, the medical industry, music, and even education. But as with all companies, not all of Apple’s ideas have been entirely their own.

Mashable (via BestMastersPrograms.orgshares an intriguing infographic illustrating a number of ideas that Apple has borrowed from those that came before. Of course, there’s a difference between borrowing, then improving and innovating on an idea (and giving homage to the original authors), and shamelessly copying an idea in a Samsung-esque “me, too!” fashion…

Check out the full graphic below (click to see a larger version)!