Bertrand Serlet

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Bertrand Serlet is senior vice president of software engineering at Apple Inc[1]. He succeeded Avie Tevanian to the position in July 2003[2]. In this position he has been primarily responsible for the release of the 10.4 and 10.5 versions of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.

Before Apple he worked at Xerox PARC[1] and NeXT[1].

He spoke at WWDC 2006 on the similarities between Mac OS X Tiger and Windows Vista, including the comparison of Apple's Aqua interface and Microsoft's Aero interface. The video, available on YouTube, has been popular amongst Apple Inc fans.[1]

He has also developed the Workplace manager in NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP.[citation needed] He also has been the key to porting Mac OS X and other software on the Mac.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Apple - Press Info - Bios - Bertrand Serlet. Apple Computer (July 2003). Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
  2. ^ Avie Tevanian Named Chief Software Technology Officer of Apple. Apple Computer (8 July 2003). Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
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