Times of India | 'Never sold my stake for $800': Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne reveals truth about viral 'missed opportunity'

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Ronald Wayne, the often‑overlooked third co‑founder of Apple, clarified at the recent Apple@50 event that he never sold his original 10 % stake for $800 as the popular myth suggests. Wayne explained that he drafted Apple’s initial partnership agreement and helped create the first logo, but walked away twelve days later in 1976 because, before Apple was incorporated, the partners faced unlimited personal liability—especially after securing a $15,000 order for 50 Apple I computers. The modest $800 payment he received was, in his view, merely a “tip,” not a buyout of his equity. He emphasized that his share was earned when the company was formed on April 1, 1976, and that his departure was a precaution against potential debts, not a missed financial opportunity. Today he continues to work on engineering projects focused on performance and power‑efficiency.

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Steve Wozniak: Visionär und Erfinder wurde 75
Steve Wozniak, geboren am 11. August 1950, feiert seinen 75. Geburtstag und begeistert noch heute als Inbegriff von Kreativität und Ingenieurskunst. 

Bereits in den 1970er Jahren revolutionierte er mit der Entwicklung des Apple I und Apple II die Computerwelt und machte den persö
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The PCBs are here!

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A 3D render of the Apple I board from KiCad 9.

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The Apple I Repro Board is routed and has been sent for manufacturing! I should have the prototypes in a week or two!

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Thanks, Woz

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, had some wonderful things to say about a couple of dirty, disgusting, fascists. Allow me to quote an article from Huffpost, written by Marco Margaritoff…..

While Steve Wozniak has long criticized the personality flaws of his late friend and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, he has far more damning things to say about fellow tech mogul Elon Musk.

The 74-year-old entrepreneur shared his thoughts with CNBC on Tuesday at a tech conference in Spain.

“I don’t know what got into his head,” said Wozniak, referring to the Tesla CEO. “Sometimes you get so rich at these big companies, and you’re on top. It goes to your head, and you’re the most incredible person in the world and the brightest, and you’re gonna dictate what others will do.”

As a “special government employee” heading Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has been dismantling federal agencies with the purported aim of slashing wasteful public spending.

This has led to thousands of federal workers being fired and legal pushback in the courts.

“Bullying is the best way to think of it,” Wozniak told CNBC. “If you’re in school, the bully’s gonna force their way on the little guy. I don’t know, I’ve always favored the little guy over the big guy — and I’ve always favored the consumer of a good over the producer.”

Wozniak had even harsher words for Trump, however.

“There are types of people that you associate with in your life that are good, pleasant, friendly and care about others, care about animals, even,” he told the outlet. “And Trump is not one of them. He’s a disgusting person and has always been and always will be.”

After the Supreme Court thwarted Trump and Musk’s efforts to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid, Musk urged Republican senators on Capitol Hill to help him find another way to rescind that funding.

Democratic lawmakers resoundingly booed Musk Tuesday evening when Trump thanked him during his address to Congress.

Meanwhile, Wozniak also accused Musk of ruining his electric Tesla vehicles with steadily worsening designs. Wozniak, who invented the Apple I and Apple II computers, owns several Teslas himself.

“Every step up where they changed things in the car, it got worse and worse and worse, and now it is just miserable for user interface,” Wozniak told CNBC. “Coming from Apple, user interface, the way you deal with technology, is the most important thing in the world.”

He concluded, “And Tesla is the worst in the world at that.”

Thanks, Woz. You are the man. Now and forever, you are The Man.

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Today I stood in front of an Apple Computer 1 (aka Apple I), Apple's first product, at the National Museum of American History in DC.

Here's my photo.

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