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> "We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose. We have to embrace a notion that for Apple to win, Apple has to do a really go
by zak_mc_kracken 15y ago
> "We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose. We have to embrace a notion that for Apple to win, Apple has to do a really good job".
That's a typical politically correct answer from Jobs. I work at Apple and I can tell you from the inside that back then (and today), the intent is both "Let's make a great product" and "Let's kill the competition" (used to be Microsoft, now it's both Microsoft and Google).
How successful you think the iPhone would be today without Android?
The answer: it would probably have a 95% monopoly, instead of a distant 20% third place.
Apple did quite well, but make no mistake: they would have done spectacularly better without Android.