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That's pretty cool that Jobs was willing to meet with Page, particularly given how miffed he was about android. One area where I hope Google doesn't follow App
by krosaen 15y ago
That's pretty cool that Jobs was willing to meet with Page, particularly given how miffed he was about android.
One area where I hope Google doesn't follow Apple is in engineering culture. For instance, isn't it true that most of the engineers who worked on the original iphone literally never even saw one until it was unveiled to the public? Whether or not the "bottom up" opportunities for engineers to influence products at Google is as effective as a top down culture under the likes of Jobs and Ives is debatable, but it sure seems like working at Google is a lot more fun! (disclosure: I worked at Google, am basing my impressions on what it's like to work at Apple on anecdotes and only a couple of direct accounts from engineers who have worked there).
- wooster 15y ago"For instance, isn't it true that most of the engineers who worked on the original iphone literally never even saw one until it was unveiled to the public?" For the core team, my understanding is "no". The core team was very small, though (<50 software engineers).
- krosaen 15y agoCool, I hope so. An account I heard described the engineers having had access only to test boards, but perhaps that was earlier on before physical prototypes were made.
- chugger 15y agowrong.