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> The greatest mistake ever is the... whatever mismanagement I engaged in that caused Microsoft not to be what Android is. That is Android is the standard phone
by js2 7y ago
> The greatest mistake ever is the... whatever mismanagement I engaged in that caused Microsoft not to be what Android is. That is Android is the standard phone platform -- non-Apple form -- phone platform. That was a natural thing for Microsoft to win. […] There's room for exactly one non-Apple operating system, and what's that worth? $400 billion that would be transferred from company G to company M.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5g4sPi1wd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5g4sPi1wd4
He was asked a question just after 9:00 in the video about work/life balance in the early days of Microsoft and includes this in his answer around 11:40.
- latexr 7y agoThank you. This is a really click-bait title. Even after you start reading, it takes nine (!) single sentence paragraphs to reach anything substantial.
- ShamelessC 7y agoYeah this article is terrible.