| kowenicki said: Absolutely. And people forget that Steve Jobs had to go begging to Bill gates to save Apple.... the famous conference where Bill gates appeared on a big screen behind Jobs and the crowd were whistling, booing and jeering... Jobs turned and said "people here have to understand that for Apple to succeed Microsoft doesnt need to fail" (I paraphrase). Jobs then spent the rest of his time slagging off MS and Gates... classy. |
Steve Jobs had to go beg Bill Gates for money (and given that MS was headed toward an anti-trust suit, it was actually vital for MS to keep Apple alive) because the people who were running Apple were so bad at their jobs that Steve was brought back to save the company. Do you honestly think MS "saved" Apple because they're nice guys? They needed Apple afloat or they would have been ripped apart by Congress in an anti-trust suit.
Steve Jobs wasn't even CEO during that conference and had been back at Apple for roughly two months.
I understand that many of you choose to spend your free time hating Apple simply because they're successful but again, at least try to get your facts straight.
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