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"The company was worth about $5 billion in 2000, just before Jobs unleashed Apple's groundbreaking "digital lifestyle" strategy, understood at the time by few c
by johnrob 17y ago
"The company was worth about $5 billion in 2000, just before Jobs unleashed Apple's groundbreaking "digital lifestyle" strategy, understood at the time by few critics. Today, at about $170 billion, Apple is slightly more valuable than Google"
The author probably forgot to consider that google was a 2 year old startup in 2000. The kudos really should go to google.
- mrshoe 17y agoTurning an internet startup into a $170 billion company in 9 years is a rare feat. Turning a $5 billion, 25 year old computer company into a $170 billion company in 9 years is far rarer.
- raganwald 17y agoA certain kind of kudo does indeed go to Google. I don't take the article as claiming that the accomplishments of Google the company are somehow less impressive than the accomplishments of Apple the company. Instead, the article is about how Steve Jobs has had four major successes as a CEO. That is extremely, extremely rare. Google's founders are still young and much may happen between now and when they retire. But for the moment, the breathless prose lauding Mr. Jobs is quite nearly justified.