Amaya Toman In today's installment of our series on technology milestones, we'll be looking at patent recognition for photocopying. The patent was registered in 1942, but the first interest in its commercial use came a little later. Another event that is tied to today is the departure of Gil Amelia from the management of Apple.
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Copy Patent (1942)
On October 6, 1942, Chester Carlson was granted a patent for a process called electrophotography. If this term doesn't mean anything to you, know that it is simply photocopying. However, the first interest in the commercial use of this new technology was shown only in 1946, by the Haloid Company. This firm licensed Carlson's patent and named the process xerography to distinguish it from traditional photography. The Haloid Company later changed its name to Xerox, and the aforementioned technology accounted for a significant portion of its revenue.
Goodbye Gil (1997)
Gil Amelio left the position of director of Apple on October 5, 1997. A number of people inside and outside the company called loudly for the return of Steve Jobs to the leadership position, but some were of the opinion that it would not be the most fortunate move. At the time, almost everyone predicted a certain end for Apple, and Michael Dell even made that famous line about canceling Apple and returning their money to shareholders. Everything turned out differently in the end, and Steve Jobs certainly did not forget Dell's words. In 2006, he sent an email to Dell reminding everyone how wrong Michael Dell was back then, and that Apple had managed to achieve a much higher value.
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