Thread: Another Tech Titan, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away
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Old 10-13-2011, 06:57 PM   #17
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Here is a true innovator. Not only that this guy has has a HUGE impact in our culture without anyone being the wise. All major operating systems are built on the foundation that this guy laid forth. UNIX, BSD, OSX, Linux, Java, etc... The list goes on.

Not dig on the previous innovator who passed away recently, RIP, but what he has done pales in comparison to to the amount of impact Richie has had on our culture.


RIP Richie
Jobs didn't innovate. He stole the ideas of others.
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