Steve Jobs of the main developers of Android: "Andy Rubin
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Steve Jobs was a man who could not always keep to yourself emotions. More interesting to read another excerpt from new book Fred Vogelstein, dedicated to the war between Apple and Google for the mobile industry.
It is known that Jobs put it mildly critical of Android, and the book Fred tells story in which Steve turned his anger on the main developer of the operating system - Andy Rubina. So, how everything was, and that Andy got from Jobs such unflattering words?
At the time of presentation of the first iPhone in 2007, Google has been working on their own Android-smartphone. But after the iPhone presentation, they had to stop and think about it ...
When Apple released the iPhone, Andy Rubin admitted that his grand plans for the development of Android should be thrown out. Ruby watched the live video presentations iPhone sitting in the backseat of a taxi in Las Vegas. He even asked the driver to stop to take a closer look at the presentation. In view time, Rubin said resignedly: "Oh shit, we can not make at least a comparable product" ...
Ethan Beard, a former executive director of the development of Android, in a conversation with Vogelstein - author of the book said: "We know that Apple is going to present his phone. But we could not think that he would be so good. " One of the Android engineers even let me speak out loud, that their work is as dumb as compared to the iPhone. "Our unit looked like it from the dense nineties."
Jobs was furious at how Google began sudorzhno refine your product by copying ideas from Apple. "They tear off through the ass we have all that we do!" - said Steve.
At the time, Jobs had a good relationship with Google tip - Eric Schmidt, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In the book Vogelstein explains how all three of Jobs assured that their mobile platform is completely different from the iPhone. And Steve believed him, until he saw, on what and how they actually work.
Jobs Jobs would not be if it had not arranged a meeting in which the part of Apple with Jobs was Scott Forstall - the main developer of the iPhone and representatives of Google: Larry Page, Alan and Andy Oystans Ruby. The details of the conversation remained unknown, but one of the managers mentioned Apple. "In the end, it passed to the person... Jobs just let off steam at the Rubin and called his actions detrimental to innovation. And when Steve Jobs completely tore off the rails, he accused Rubin that he tries to be around like him. Rubin was even approximately the same hairstyle and the same points as Steve. "
After that memorable meeting, Steve Jobs asked to make some changes to Android. It was a complete failure for Google. Rubin was really pissed off, because Google bosses are in no hurry to fight back Apple. He even thought to leave Google, but, as we know, this did not happen. The more unlikely it will happen now that the Android controls 80% of the mobile market. However, we know who gets the most profit ...
Rubin never forget the separation of Jobs, and even hung a sign with the inscription on his office whiteboard "Steve Jobs stole my lunch money."
As they say, he laughs best who laughs last, and it is possible that Rubin will have the last laugh of all. But one thing is clear - Steve Jobs forever be remembered as a man who directly expressed his thoughts in the face and did not try to hide them.