Article posted: 9/9/2012 6:32 PM

Early laptop designer Moggridge dies at 69

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Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who designed an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69.

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Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who designed an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69.