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Did you know? In 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak offered their new "Apple I" computer to Hewlett-Packard — five times. HP refused every time. Wozniak worked there; HP had legal rights to his invention. Their refusal was later cited as "one of the most expensive mistakes in business history."

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In 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak offered their new "Apple I" computer to Hewlett-Packard — five times. HP refused every time. Wozniak worked there; HP had legal rights to his invention. Their refusal was later cited as "one of the most expensive mistakes in business history."

In 1976 boden Steve Jobs en Steve Wozniak hun nieuwe "Apple I"-computer aan Hewlett-Packard aan — vijf keer. HP weigerde elke keer. Wozniak werkte daar; HP had het wettelijk recht op zijn uitvinding. Hun afwijzing werd later aangehaald als "een van de duurste fouten in de zakelijke geschiedenis."

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