Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Friends, rivals or enemies?
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Looking back on the life story of Steve Jobs and Apple, it is impossible not to allocate it Microsoft's participation and Bill Gates. Both companies were pioneers of the personal computer, and their heads were friends, rivals, enemies. It was a very complicated relationship. Especially for you we have collected and transferred to the history of these great men.
Friends (1981 - 1983)
During the formation and development of the Macintosh in the early '80s, Microsoft was an important ally of Apple. Then, both companies understand the importance of creating good software and it brings them together.
Before the show the world all the Macintosh, Jobs organized a special event for VIP-guests, among whom was Gates. Apple Computer is so impressed Bill that he could not take his eyes off him.
But all good things have to end property.
Rivals (1983 - 1996)
For Steve Jobs the whole future of the computer industry was like a dream in which Apple controls the entire business, and Microsoft releases them to a third-party software. But Gates was not stupid. He knew that the chief will be company, which will provide a PC with a graphical interface on better terms than competitors.
As it turned out, for many years, Microsoft secretly copied the Macintosh OS. Gates mocked Jobs. He never wanted to cooperate with Apple.
The next 15 years between the two companies was a never-ending war. It did not end even after the departure of Steve from Apple and create NeXT. Even then, at the first opportunity he had accused Microsoft in the absence of creativity, and Bill in uzkomyslii.
The truce (1997 - 2002)
That all changed in 1997 when Steve Jobs returned to Apple, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Then he had to turn to the "old friend" for help.
When the founder of the "apple" of the Corporation publicly announced the truce, the fans of the company was a real shock. Even went so far as to praise Steve Office and Internet Explorer applications for the Mac. Shocking!
According to the agreement, Jobs could not say anything bad about Microsoft for five long years. But if Bill Gates was a great liar, then Steve was he at least equal.
Sworn friend (2003 - 2011)
And it is the year 2003. iPod sold faster than hot thresholds, and Apple back on the horse, but a sword.
The Cupertino realized that if competition in the PC market is very complex, it is necessary to circumvent Microsoft's flank. Apple music players bombshell. Jobs and his company again began to bathe in the glory, and that meant that they no longer need to go on about for Microsoft.
"Apple" company produces a series of brilliant commercials ridiculing PC. Even after so many years, Steve has not forgiven the offense his former friend, trying to hurt his feelings.
In 2007, the sworn friends met again on the same stage. Jobs then casually uttered: "Bill was the first who was able to really see and appreciate the value of the software."
Death
In spite of these difficult relations between the heads of corporations, they both believed each other very talented and intelligent people. Probably we will never know exactly what happened between them, but then why Jobs kept a letter Bill's bedside until his death, and Gates really upset by the death of his other?
via Everystevejobsvideo