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I'm not saying you're an Apple fanboy, I'm saying the link is. But if your counter-point was “They laughed at the iPhone and look how successful that was” then
by igravious 9y ago
I'm not saying you're an Apple fanboy, I'm saying the link is.
But if your counter-point was “They laughed at the iPhone and look how successful that was” then posting Steve Ballmer's response to the iPhone (a YouTube video titled “Ballmer Laughs at iPhone”) is dumb because he of all people is hardly going to have said, ”Wow that sure is an amazing phone Apple just produced, Windows Phone sucks in comparison”
- scarface74 9y agoLet's look at the difference between Ballmers reaction to the iPhone and Gates reaction to iTunes. http://allthingsd.com/20100211/bill-gates-on-itunes/ http://allthingsd.com/20100211/bill-gates-on-itunes/
- igravious 9y agoInteresting, quite the contrast. I guess that Gates spoke so freely because this was an internal memo and off the record to the best of his knowledge–and Ballmers is putting on a brave public face. I like how Gates is honest about he knows and what he doesn't know. Funny, back in the day I really really liked eMusic, I wonder if Microsoft ever considered buying them.
- scarface74 9y agoEMusic wouldn't have solved the problem that Gates mentioned. Apple has negotiated rights with all of the major labels. EMusic just had independent artists. What's even funnier that iTunes came out at a time where there were already subscription based services and they all basically failed. Years later Spotify was able to come along and be successful.