“‘True to his prediction, Apple Chief Executive and co-founder Steve Jobs returned to work a little more than a month after his surgery for pancreatic cancer in August 2004,” Cecil Johnson writes for Knight Ridder. “Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon, co-authors of ‘iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business,’ describe the recuperating Jobs as exuding enthusiasm and being closed-mouthed about the ordeal, ‘The reason for Steve’s returning to work so quickly after surgery became clear in a few months: Apple was building a collection of new products that was designed to play off the success of the iPod, chasing after an outlandish Stevian dream: to take back the computer business from Microsoft.'”
Johnson writes, “Reflecting on Jobs’ achievements, the authors point out that 11 years after being forced out of Apple, Jobs returned and rescued it from a downward spiral, led Pixar to produce a string of animated movies that captivated parents and children, and revitalized the music industry and catapulted it into a digital future. ‘Yet there’s one more battle he wants to win. It has nothing to do with money, fame, or glory. Like all the best fights, this one is personal. Steve Jobs is going to best Bill Gates. This fight is Shakespearean, elemental, and emotional; watching it unfold should be the most fascinating business story of this young millennium,’ Young and Simon write.”
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>From: LordRobin You need to understand the Windows trolls. These generally are insecure people who have a pathological fear of being wrong.
Sounds incredibly like many Mac users. How ironic!
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>It has always aggravated them how much we enjoy our computers, how devoted we are to a platform.
There are better things to be devoted to… God, your wife, your family, your friends!
>From: LordRobin You need to understand the Windows trolls. These generally are insecure people who have a pathological fear of being wrong.
Sounds incredibly like many Mac users. How ironic!
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>It has always aggravated them how much we enjoy our computers, how devoted we are to a platform.
There are better things to be devoted to… God, your wife, your family, your friends!
>From: LordRobin You need to understand the Windows trolls. These generally are insecure people who have a pathological fear of being wrong.
Sounds incredibly like many Mac users. How ironic!
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>It has always aggravated them how much we enjoy our computers, how devoted we are to a platform.
There are better things to be devoted to… God, your wife, your family, your friends!
Mac & PC Guy wrote:
“You wouldn’t sell a Ferrari to a African expedition group needing at off-road vehicle.”
No, but I’m afraid I dont follow you and I’m curious…
Why would an African expedition group be anywhere near a Ferrari dealership?? And if they know they’re going on an African expedition why would they even be tempted to buy a Ferrari?
We wanna understand your point but we need a clearer analogy.
Apple is what it is today because it has so many supporters. Microsoft will always be one of those supporters. At their core, they are a software company and the Mac is a platform that they can make money from. If Windows is unseated by OS X Microsoft would still release Office for the Mac.
Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
Goodness… Please do not post in my name. This was not posted by me. While I do criticize Apple (and MDN), I am a Mac fan myself and you won’t catch me saying something so stupid as the fake post above:
>>FAKE POSTER: (Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm) Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
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I will not post on this thread any more.
Goodness… Please do not post in my name. This was not posted by me. While I do criticize Apple (and MDN), I am a Mac fan myself and you won’t catch me saying something so stupid as the fake post above:
>>FAKE POSTER: (Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm) Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
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I will not post on this thread any more.
Goodness… Please do not post in my name. This was not posted by me. While I do criticize Apple (and MDN), I am a Mac fan myself and you won’t catch me saying something so stupid as the fake post above:
>>FAKE POSTER: (Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm) Apple is already too powerful, and they have proven that they cannot be trusted. Take iTunes for example: it runs on both Windows and Mac, which is outrageous! It should ONLY RUN ON WINDOWS, like all of the competition to iTunes does. Apple is so unfair! I hate them!!!
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I will not post on this thread any more.
Spock:
Actually, it was the original iMac that “saved” Apple (financially), not the OS.
LOL
I guess “Mac & PC Guy” got the hint… His remark about Apple being too powerful WAS pretty idiotic, when you look at what Apple has done with their power – contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.
It’s not SJ who made this remark and it’s pretty clear that this is just some journo trying to sell a story, making it more exciting than it is in its original form. Businessmen don’t think in childish ‘vendetta’ terms like fanboys or shitstirrers do.
By the way, semantically speaking, can you ‘take back’ something that you did not own in the first place? ‘Take over’ is the correct expression here.
What I like most, is that this taking over is going to be done (deo volente) by a system that has the best of both worlds. A stable OS with no virii, complemented by stacks of cheap software and all that.
Step aside M$, roll over Apple, here comes the Macintel!
PC apologist said ““If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it’s worth—and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago”
Apparently he changed his mind.”
Changed his mind? I don’t think so. When Jobs/Ive came out with the G3 iMac, they were milking the Macintosh for all it was worth. They used the money from that to get busy.
They may still be called Macs, but the current Apple machines, OSX, and the digital hub concept are the next great thing Jobs was referring to.
>I guess “Mac & PC Guy” got the hint… His remark about Apple being too powerful WAS pretty idiotic, when you look at what Apple has done with their power – contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.
Hey Bob… read the very next post… the one right after the one you quoted… and you called me the idiot?
>>From: Mac & PC Guy — Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm
This post isn’t from me… and judging by the tone of your post, I don’t expect an apology. Have a nice day just the same.
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“contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.”
Isn’t Gates one of the world’s most generous philanthropists? His worth would actually be much higher except he gives so much of his money away. What arrogant abuse, eh Bob!!!
>I guess “Mac & PC Guy” got the hint… His remark about Apple being too powerful WAS pretty idiotic, when you look at what Apple has done with their power – contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.
Hey Bob… read the very next post… the one right after the one you quoted… and you called me the idiot?
>>From: Mac & PC Guy — Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm
This post isn’t from me… and judging by the tone of your post, I don’t expect an apology. Have a nice day just the same.
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“contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.”
Isn’t Gates one of the world’s most generous philanthropists? His worth would actually be much higher except he gives so much of his money away. What arrogant abuse, eh Bob!!!
>I guess “Mac & PC Guy” got the hint… His remark about Apple being too powerful WAS pretty idiotic, when you look at what Apple has done with their power – contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.
Hey Bob… read the very next post… the one right after the one you quoted… and you called me the idiot?
>>From: Mac & PC Guy — Jun 16, 05 – 11:33 pm
This post isn’t from me… and judging by the tone of your post, I don’t expect an apology. Have a nice day just the same.
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“contrasted with what Microsoft always tries to do with their power.”
Isn’t Gates one of the world’s most generous philanthropists? His worth would actually be much higher except he gives so much of his money away. What arrogant abuse, eh Bob!!!
Mac & PC Guy:
I was referring to your earlier post, nimrod.
“Better the devil you know. I hope Apple doesn’t get much more powerful than it already is.”
The person posting as you later was effectively making fun of your statement as quoted above.
[Isn’t Gates one of the world’s most generous philanthropists?]
No.
Stealing from Peter to make ‘donations’ to Paul IS NOT philanthropy.
Not to Peter, anyway.
Bob: “nimrod”
C’mon now Bobby, it’s hard to take you serious when you stoop like that. Do you have anything useful to say or do you always resort to name-calling?
Once again… have a nice day.
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Bob: “nimrod”
C’mon now Bobby, it’s hard to take you serious when you stoop like that. Do you have anything useful to say or do you always resort to name-calling?
Once again… have a nice day.
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Bob: “nimrod”
C’mon now Bobby, it’s hard to take you serious when you stoop like that. Do you have anything useful to say or do you always resort to name-calling?
Once again… have a nice day.
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>M wrote: Stealing from Peter to make ‘donations’ to Paul IS NOT philanthropy.
He stole from a guy named Peter?
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Billions even.
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And he gave billions to one guy named Paul.
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Great argument.
>M wrote: Stealing from Peter to make ‘donations’ to Paul IS NOT philanthropy.
He stole from a guy named Peter?
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Billions even.
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And he gave billions to one guy named Paul.
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Great argument.