Associated Press received a preliminary version books Walter Isaacson, about the biography of Steve Jobs, and shared some moments of it.
In particular, they have published an excerpt, which refers to the reaction of Steve Jobs for the presentation of a new smartphone by HTC Android phones in 2010. The unit received a set of functions that have already been implemented in Apple products at the time. Then Jobs told Isaacson that Google's actions can only be regarded as theft.
If need be, I will spend my last breath, will spend every penny of the $ 40 billion, that is, from Apple, to rectify this. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I am ready to arrange for this thermonuclear war.
Later, Jobs met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Google Eric Schmidt and told him that he was not interested in the question of money and he asks only one thing:
I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that's all I want.
Jobs against Android attitude explains the excitement of lawsuits with Apple side to HTC and Samsung. Both processes have led to the filing of counterclaims and attempts to ban the sale of devices worldwide.
[via MacRumors]