__/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 12:41 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> ...By turning their back to Open Source, as well as preventing people from
>> spreading Mac OS X. Some others have been speculating that the move to
>> Intel processors had a hidden agenda: encouraging people to spread the
>> O/S. This 'turn blind eye to piracy' approach could have given them the
>> same exposure Microsoft saw in the 80's and 90's. Instead, Apple chose the
>> death knell. Jobs even declined and dismissed Dell's request for OS X!!
>> Given the State of Windows Vista and the emergence of Boot Camp, Jobs was
>> not sober. He could have it all, but was unwilling to forsake his toys
>> (expensive hardware).
>
> Jobs has always been an arrogant asshole.
I don't know him well enough to comment. Historically, I know nada about him.
He looked quite bad in this GIMP (intended use of the word) job, which I saw
5 days ago:
http://dvorak.org/blog/newimages/jobs-mad.jpg
How 'bout this one?
http://dvorak.org/blog/images/gatessmile.jpg
Best wishes,
Roy
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