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Many software companies such as Apple and Microsoft have played very dirty over the years on their way to becoming filthy rich. Apple stole their GUI Interface from Xerox. Microsoft stole Apple's GUI that was stolen from Xerox. * Microsoft then played dirty pool with Netscape by offering a free browser essentially driving it out of business. * Here's a cracked take on the matter. So tell me, what is your take on this matter, and after reading the dirty deeds of the software titans, how do you feel about the small deeds of the occasional lifted copy of software? * http://www.cracked.com/funny-1827-microsoft-windows/