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A little history: what Bill Gates and Steve Jobs chattered in 1991?

Posted by Ludo on November 9, 2009 in Other , Apple | 9 comments

Verena took this picture in 1991 when Bill Gates was invited to Uncle Stephen to discuss the future of the PC. At that time Steve was CEO of Next Computers (Where did the basic architecture of MacOSX) and Pixar, the launch of Microsoft Windows 3.11 acavaba for group work. By that time Microsoft was twice rudder very interesting project Chicagom advertiser's announcement that it would be Windows 95 (promentent and features that will be fulfilled with Windows XP), and "Peter aside" in the project with IBM OS2. The market as Microsoft Windows NT and IBM as OS2.

OS2 3.0 "Warp", was introduced to the market by IBM in 1994, had more or less the features associated with Windows XP and probably a more advanced interface to the OS of the moment. It failed miserably due to two factors: the expectation that the project had caused Chicago (Windows 95), which had yet to take a year, even though he ran algae betas and PC World, PC Magazine, Byte and each other more spoke. Drivers of the lack of support from third parties. IBM was once again the play of trying to impose its hardware advantage at that time had probably the best operating system. But IBM's hardware was too expensive, and no ads Antonio Resins got s'extengués the invention.

The following year arrassava Windows 95. Two years after Jobs returned to Apple, with Next under his arm, to save the company and then change the world.

Then saw this picture, one wonders: what were these two talking?

Vista ..

9 Comments

NRK_Ruby
November 9, 2009
Should recommend the movie "Pieatas Silicon Valley", which shows the two protagonists of the plays that changed the world with information technology.
Interestingly, the trick is to make each other, appropriating ideas and especially that of Bill Gates played dabant IBM company, without having anything definitive ... and wins a contract for collaboration remaining the right of use of software (in my opinion, Virus) that end up being the Windows 7 (today).
Always have gained market selling things incomplete and Beta versions (without saying so) and going to dabant competitors.
If you are the first to sell, and customers are usually very difficult to change the system (although they are very similar). And if you dominate the market, albeit with poor programs, people want to have support before things useful things.
And the white, the others creators of software / hardware, first his interest in doing things for a mainstream audience, thus separating the Mac and the PC industry in Europe, as if we were not discriminating anyone Mac users for many years ...
Almost until the arrival of the iPod ... find a magazine on the interactive CD that door was compatible was a Utopia, but it is now difficult to find, people know the brand and most respected consumer sector of the apple.
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Ludo
November 9, 2009
The usually pass this movie by students of history of ICT. Decidedly the movie needs a sequel.
And it is clear that hate relationship depicted in the movie between Steve and Bill. It is clear that Gates is one that favors the return of Jobs to Apple, in its day.
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- NRK_Ruby
  November 10, 2009
  I love historical movies, but take licenses and would be good to see a second part of the war and technological strategies of power.
  It is useful to teach cultural references from the actual concepts of history and why it is necessary to understand these freedoms in explaining.
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dani
November 9, 2009
could speak of many things, namely q go, but some sweeping towards my work and if windows are deficient obiant unfinished, etc ... Bill Gates as the most visible face of Microsoft contributed much to the science of business management , the inter-relationship within companies, etc ... and I'm sure though I have not read many articles about him that Steve Jobs, also. Regarding the return of Steve Jobs at Apple, so I understand, part Microsft was very involved, because they knew that the company does not crumble in front of him, something fundamental to prevent and American antitrust laws have not fragment of the Microsoft partner.
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Thomas
November 10, 2009
It is great photography.
Have you seen the house, the decor and costumes as we both?
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Ludo
November 10, 2009
Yes, love it! It is going to make it a calçotada.
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Keko
November 10, 2009
The difference of two dress reminds me very much to the string of Mac vs PC ads.
"Hi, I'ma Mac - I'ma PC And"
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dani
November 10, 2009
the dress, the funny thing is I q q if the bill who invites Steve, this is the q this month for his house pedro
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- NRK_Ruby
  November 10, 2009
  The position of the two historical characters in this picture makes me think of the consequence of his attitude.
  I noticed the microExpressions (see ... LIE TO ME) and I think that Jobs demonstrated his soul and delivered with vocational technology and Bill hides his strategy appears manipulative, hands locked in contrast with the legs drawn a warm welcome But that is not entirely sincere.
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