William Moggridge, the pioneer who designed the first laptop -  The Compass, passed away on Saturday at 69.

Almost every laptop since has used some form of Mr. Moggridge’s design, including popular MacBook Pro, which Apple has yet paid a cent to Mr. Moggridge's patent.

He once said that when he tested the prototype in 1981 it was the first time he had used a computer, and that it was the software, not the box, that captivated him. It opened his mind to the idea that for the rising digital era, design could be more than merely creating beautiful, utilitarian objects but could also be about the user’s experience.

Apple has yet paid a cent to this kind user's experience.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/technology/william-moggridge-laptop-pioneer-dies-at-69.html