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As much as Jobs didn't like Microsoft and Windows, he must've realized that without a Windows client iTunes would neithter have enough mass nor appeal for the m
by huhtenberg 7y ago
As much as Jobs didn't like Microsoft and Windows, he must've realized that without a Windows client iTunes would neithter have enough mass nor appeal for the music publishers. So in the end he got what he wanted - iTunes on Windows without him saying OK to this blasphemy. Had a cake and ate it too.
- joezydeco 7y agoIf you listen to the Rubinstein interview, the iPod and iTunes were part of a group of peripherals designed to bring users into the Macintosh ecosystem, not let them out.
- saagarjha 7y agoRight, and then he realized that it was better to bring users into the Apple ecosystem rather than just the Mac one.