Before his untimely death, Apple co-founder and MANAGER Steve Jobs asserted some evil things about Google's Android, iOS's direct competitor, but Google chief Larry Page claims the terrible remarks were purely for show. Then, fanboys around the world appeared to shout, "yeah, right" in unison, and they took to the web boards to protest Page's positivity or Jobs's negativity. At the end, was the feud real or perhaps for show? Let's inspect the facts.
On the surface, Page's remarks appear reasonable and plausible, and we can realize why a heavy rivalry between the two corporations would be useful for both. Of course , the sole other large player and potential rival at the time would've been Microsoft, a clear and perilous competitor to both Apple and Google. Additionally, Roles and Apple were famous (way before the iPod and iMac made the pair famous) for accusing Microsoft of stealing its PERSONAL COMPUTER UI. We know how the remainder of the story played out. Microsoft rises to take around the world windows, and Steve Jobs gets fired.
Now, the tables are turned. Microsoft's share of the market is fading more each day and since inviting Roles back, Apple has rebirthed itself as the biggest company and perhaps most creative company Earth knows. Naturally, this happened after the iPhone. But before iOS occurred, Apple required a partner to make iOS great. Google's Maps and other services were a perfect complement to iOS, so the very next step seemed clear. Integrate the iPhone with Google.
The issue with this is that soon after the iPhone launched, Google had another bright idea. Why should the company depend on third parties to bring its services and ads to users? By creating an open-source eco-system, Apple could take parts of iOS and other successful platforms without getting into too much legal difficulty.
Then, Walter Isaacson, Jobs's biographer, swears that the late CEO's angriness was real, and he was ready to use "thermonuclear war" to break Android. Marketing talk to sell books or real truth? It's hard to say, but now we know that Jobs coached Larry Page as a company and industry frontrunner. The 2 were mates.
So was the feud real? What we know is that both corporations are far more successful now more than ever, and Jobs was a genius at selling. From my end, it sounds like we all got played while Roles and Page laughed all the way to the bank. And who's the genuine loser after everything is settled? Microsoft, the original target of Jobs's immeasurable hate.
On the surface, Page's remarks appear reasonable and plausible, and we can realize why a heavy rivalry between the two corporations would be useful for both. Of course , the sole other large player and potential rival at the time would've been Microsoft, a clear and perilous competitor to both Apple and Google. Additionally, Roles and Apple were famous (way before the iPod and iMac made the pair famous) for accusing Microsoft of stealing its PERSONAL COMPUTER UI. We know how the remainder of the story played out. Microsoft rises to take around the world windows, and Steve Jobs gets fired.
Now, the tables are turned. Microsoft's share of the market is fading more each day and since inviting Roles back, Apple has rebirthed itself as the biggest company and perhaps most creative company Earth knows. Naturally, this happened after the iPhone. But before iOS occurred, Apple required a partner to make iOS great. Google's Maps and other services were a perfect complement to iOS, so the very next step seemed clear. Integrate the iPhone with Google.
The issue with this is that soon after the iPhone launched, Google had another bright idea. Why should the company depend on third parties to bring its services and ads to users? By creating an open-source eco-system, Apple could take parts of iOS and other successful platforms without getting into too much legal difficulty.
Then, Walter Isaacson, Jobs's biographer, swears that the late CEO's angriness was real, and he was ready to use "thermonuclear war" to break Android. Marketing talk to sell books or real truth? It's hard to say, but now we know that Jobs coached Larry Page as a company and industry frontrunner. The 2 were mates.
So was the feud real? What we know is that both corporations are far more successful now more than ever, and Jobs was a genius at selling. From my end, it sounds like we all got played while Roles and Page laughed all the way to the bank. And who's the genuine loser after everything is settled? Microsoft, the original target of Jobs's immeasurable hate.
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Fausto Mendez is the editor of ReleaseDates.co, a free website and email-subscription service that updates its readers only about the gadgets, video games and brands they want.
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