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> Jobs was already ballistic about Android vs. iPhone. This was 2005, well before that, which is part of what makes it interesting. I think this was about the
by B1FF_PSUVM 3y ago
> Jobs was already ballistic about Android vs. iPhone.
This was 2005, well before that, which is part of what makes it interesting.
I think this was about the time that Apple picked up the KDE Konqueror browser Webkit platform and reworked it. I seem to recall there being some objections to Apple fulfilling its open-source obligations by tossing a massive patch "over the wall" ...
P.S. quick search result, 2003: https://dot.kde.org/2003/01/08/apple-announces-new-safari-browser https://dot.kde.org/2003/01/08/apple-announces-new-safari-br...
- musicale 3y agoGood catch - should be "subsequently" rather than "already" since this was 2005 and the iPhone didn't come out until 2007. I can imagine Jobs being upset initially by Google trying to poach the Safari team and subsequently even more upset by Android's iPhone-like UI redesign – especially given the presence of Google execs on Apple's board.