The digital era and the arrival of computers had two protagonists at the top of the global scene from the seventies to the present: Bill Gatesco-founder of Microsoft, and Steve Jobs, mastermind behind Apple.
Although everyone thanks them for their contribution to technology, from which we continue to reap the benefits approximately five decades later, a brutal battle of statements was fought between the two. It is normal, they were companies that competed in the same market in which they even collaborated.
However, there was a moment of great gifts for both Apple and Microsoft, when Steve Jobs denied being critical of Microsoft and let Bill Gates know through an email to clear things up.
The place Beta Gene In a note, he reviews part of the conversation via email that Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had, in which the CEO of Apple said to him: “You don’t hear Apple throwing trash at Microsoft, do you?”, in reference to a criticism that Gates’ company did to the QuickTime tool.
So, based on this statement, a YouTube user set out to compile in a single video all the times Steve Jobs spoke badly about Microsoft. The result is an audiovisual that lasts 6 minutes 45 seconds.
Steve Jobs was especially critical of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The Apple co-founder believed that his competitor’s software was complex and difficult to use. He also criticized the fact that Windows was based on the source code of Mac OS, Apple’s operating system.
Jobs believed that Microsoft was a monopolistic company that used its dominant market position to crush competition.
- In 1997, Jobs said Windows was “a horrible product” that was “a failure.”
- In 2001, Jobs said that Microsoft was “an unimaginative software company.”
- In 2007, Jobs said that Microsoft was “a copying company.”
What was happening on the other side?
Bill Gates also criticized Apple and Steve Jobs, but not as frequently or as intensely as Jobs criticized Microsoft. Gates admired Jobs for his vision and his ability to create innovative products. However, he also believed that Apple was too closed a company and that its products were too expensive.