Tuesday, May 9, 2017
1980s Technology
During the 1980s, many inventors focused on the idea of innovation and not invention. This was the idea that the items that were already invented need to be more advance, hence the idea of innovation. Major companies such as Apple and Microsoft changed the way Americans viewed technology. While Steve Jobs was able to bring the price of a personal computer down to a reasonable price for everyone to afford, his next issue was actually convincing people that the computers were needed. This took a lot of time and effort considering that not every American wanted a personal computer, and most of them didn't even know their way around a computer. Steve Jobs's vision was to have every American own a personal computer in their household. Focusing more on the computers, Bill Gates change the computer game. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft which became a large competitor to IBM. Bill Gates understood the software while everyone was focused on the hardware. This was a very significant moment in history.
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The computer was already around and fully working it was just way to large and expensive. Apple was the first to bring the personal computer as you pointed out. It's so interesting how many of the accessories for a computer were created by just one company called Xerox. Steve Jobs was more focused on the hardware and when he realized customers needed an easier way to use the hardware he recognized the value of Xerox products.
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