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iTunes (fka SoundJam), GarageBand[1], and Siri were all bought under Steve's watch. [1] strictly speaking, it's the developers they bought (along with Logic)
by ConstantineXVI 14y ago
iTunes (fka SoundJam), GarageBand[1], and Siri were all bought under Steve's watch.
[1] strictly speaking, it's the developers they bought (along with Logic)
- stuartjmoore 14y agoCoverflow was bought, too.
- philwelch 14y agoIt really just goes back to the concept of "barriers to entry". If Apple can reproduce your software easily, they will. They might even do it better than you. They'll only go out of their way to buy you anymore when you've implemented something like Siri that's actually difficult, or something like Logic that has a massive and lucrative installed base. If you implement something trivial, don't be surprised when your competitors reimplement it instead of giving you a millions-dollar signing bonus just for your ideas.
- kalleboo 14y agoGood point. I guess the difference is those are apps they couldn't recreate themselves for cheaper than the purchase cost, whereas they used to buy trivial apps (MenuClock being a good example of that).
- dctoedt 14y ago> all bought under Steve's watch It's on Steve's watch (a Navy term). /pedantry
- josephcooney 14y agoa military term /double-pedantry