@shaneparrish: The Bill Gates-Steve Jobs rivalry. "These two guys, they would, they would take a crap on each other at any chance they…
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The article discusses the rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, focusing on the debate between open and closed systems, and how closed ecosystems like Apple's have become more successful over time.
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The Bill Gates-Steve Jobs rivalry.
“These two guys, they would, they would take a crap on each other at any chance they could.”
They were polar opposites.
The core of the debate was open vs closed systems.
“If you were sitting around in 1995 … You would have thought that the open system makes more sense. Bill Gates and Microsoft are the future.
But if you’re sitting around in 2026 and looking at all this, it looks more like the closed ecosystem, the Apple ecosystem, is actually the success.“
Shane Parrish (@shaneparrish): Steve Jobs almost disappeared from history.
After being ousted from Apple, he spent 12 years struggling. He:
• Alienated the people closest to him • Blew up deals that could have saved his company • Refused to compromise • Drove away his co-founders and investors • Burned
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