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Classic Jobs indeed. In the sense that iTunes was originally called SoundJam MP and not done by Apple, but published through Casady & Greene and bought up. But
by sho_hn 8y ago
Classic Jobs indeed. In the sense that iTunes was originally called SoundJam MP and not done by Apple, but published through Casady & Greene and bought up. But he knew to tell and sell a narrative.
- jacobush 8y agoIn a way, it doesn't matter. "Real artists ship, even if it means stealing" - you could amend it probably.
- fjsolwmv 8y ago"Great artists steal." -Picasso
- wpietri 8y agoInterestingly, there is no evidence that Picasso said that, and Jobs is the first person on record claiming that he did: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/06/artists-steal/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/06/artists-steal/
- jacobush 8y agoHaha, figures - he probably felt he could use some moral support.
- majormajor 8y agoI remember SoundJam pre-acquisition being much more in the Winamp/Audion vein - playlist window + player window. I thought most of the library stuff came after they joined Apple. I would believe that Apple bought them and then suggested how they should build it out further. Looking at old screenshots on Google seems to agree.
- staunch 8y agoYup. SoundJam MP was basically a Winamp clone and it became iTunes. The above comment is also ignoring the entire iTunes store was arguably the only hard part about creating iTunes.