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the switcher (http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Switcher.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...) story is al
by there 17y ago
the switcher (http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Switcher.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...) story is also pretty interesting. i can't believe apple paid that much for what seems like a (relatively) small utility.
- sosuke 17y ago"The program is only half finished, and if I don't think you're paying me fairly, I won't be motivated to finish it." Wow, this guy made 150k while he was about to make 750k from the Thunderscan stuff? Incredible stories.
- gojomo 17y agoGreat story. My favorite part is the contrast between Gates' and Jobs' negotiating styles. Gates: use your pride to set a lowball effort/value frame. Jobs: imply use of Apple proprietary information, leverage reputation of stubborness. Hertzfeld's tactic is nice, too: request a royalty for the unbundled version that Apple "would never do" -- but did.
- JacobAldridge 17y agoI like the note from Bill Gates as well. A gentle reminder that behind the caricatures we all create for celebrities there are real people with depth ... some of whom spend too much time playing maze games.
- gojomo 17y agoI hadn't zoomed the letter until your reply. Looks like the early Mac's Geneva font, printed on an ImageWriter. :)